In the case of road accidents occurring in India, the year 2016 has been very significant as most of the road accidents have been recorded so far this year. In the year 2016, 4.81 lakh road accidents occurred in which 1.51 lakh people died. The number of dead has increased by 3 percent compared to last year.
Every year in 2016, 55 road accidents occurred in which 17 people died, i.e. one person died in every 3.5 minutes intervals. In case of road accidents, Tamil Nadu remained on top. 14.9% of the total road accidents happened in Tamil Nadu whereas Madhya Pradesh (11.2%) and Karnataka (9.2%) were in second and third place respectively in this case.
- Answer behind the road accidents in India: The main cause of the loyalties: The design of roads in India is inappropriate because the lack of proper arrangement for pedestrians has to walk on the road, which causes the accident.
- The speed at which the number of vehicles is increasing in the country has not increased in the length of the roads. Therefore, the weak infrastructure is the second leading cause of road accidents.
- The lack of awareness among the people about road accidents, the lack of information on road safety, lack of database and lack of help to help the victims is also the main reason for road accidents.
- Not following the rules of traffic properly and drinking and driving are also one of the main reasons for road accidents.
Steps necessary to control road accidents:
- The rules of traffic should be strictly implemented and proper system of signal etc. should be established.
- Roads should be designed in such a way that proper arrangements for pedestrians can be made.
- 'AP' such as M-parivahan and e-Chalan should be used at a large scale.
- 'Black Spot' should be eliminated from the streets as early as possible. Also unmanned railway crossings should be terminated as soon as possible.
- To identify those who drink alcohol, the 'Breath Analyzer' should be used and the sentence of imprisonment should be given with strict penalties if found guilty.
- On top of all, people should be made aware of road safety and public awareness campaign should be conducted at large scale for this.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, the seriousness of road accidents is increasing in the country. Government and citizens will have to work together to control these accidents.
