India has the highest number of
road accidents in recent years. According to Global Status Report on Road Safety
2013, more than 231000 people are killed in road accidents in India. This
causes a huge concern towards road safety in our country.
People in India must begin to
implement the traffic rules instead we often see people jumping signals,
overtaking from the wrong side, overtaking on bridges and curved roads, driving
in the opposite direction in one ways and not following the speed limits. Many
people drive their two wheeler motor vehicles with atleast 4 children sitting
in them i.e, an entire family. Two adults and a child or two are the maximum
number of people that can be allowed in two wheeler motor vehicles in India. A
distance between two vehicles will not be maintained. Wheeling all of a sudden
in main roads by youngsters. Talking over the mobile phone using ear phones or listening to loud music in the car may lead to distraction. All these are the dominant causes of accidents and
injuries.
There are problems faced on roads
due to pedestrians as well! Not following the traffic signal and Jaywalking by
pedestrians are sometimes the cause for traffic fatalities. Also, there are
some kind of people who stop their vehicle in the middle of the road as soon as
they see a fruit/ vegetable vendor and start shopping which in return affects
the pedestrians and the traffic. Also,many people neglect their vision problem which contributes to road accidents. Drunken driving should be strictly prohibited!
A lot of accidents are observed
in highways. While driving in highways the drivers should be alert and be
observant. They should observe the speed breakers and follow speed limits. Many
a time, animals crossing the highway roads cause accidents.
Educating children in schools to
follow traffic rules will help as parents/ care takers commonly show them that
breaking traffic rules to reach school on time is absolutely fine. Every driver
should know the value of a life and follow traffic rules accordingly. Traffic safety awareness should be promoted to every Indian.Improvising
the roads by having footpaths, proper signage can be an aid. Safety management
systems can be incorporated in vehicles. Continuous monitoring of driving license and vehicle permits should be performed.
Driving without licence, without
seatbelt, without helmets result in traffic fatalities. Safety driving
promotional activities such as Nissan Safety Driving Forum can bring tremendous
positive developments in road safety in India.
This is an entry for Blog for road safety contest from Indiblogger.
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