India leads world in road deaths.
13 Indians Die Every Hour Due To Accidents.
With at least 13 people dying every hour on Indian roads, India has topped the global list of deaths in road accidents, leaving behind the world’s most populated country — China. This was revealed in the first ever Global Status Report on Road Safety by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Painting a grim picture, the WHO report states that globally over 1.2 people die in road accidents every year and 20-25 million people suffer non-fatal injuries. The report also reveals that 90% of deaths on world’s roads occur in low and middle-income countries (21.5 and 19.5 per lakh of population, respectively) whereas it has been declining in the case of high-income countries (10.3 per lakh). Although the global report based on 2006 and 2007 statistics collected from 178 participating countries shows that 1.05 lakh people died on Indian roads in 2006, the last NCRB report mentions 1.14 lakh people were killed in road accidents in 2007, registering a 6.1% increase.
: Dipak Kumar
...... [ Read the rest of this story ]Statement issued by Shri L.K. Advani
At a press conference in Bengaluru on 21 April 2009 to mark the release of the BJP’s Infrastructure Vision
ROADS: Vision — World-class highways linking every Indian city and pucca roads linking every Indian village.
(i) Completion of all components of the National Highway Development Project — Golden Quadrilateral, East-West-North-South Corridors, and District Highways.
(ii) Completion of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana before 2014.
(iii) National Mission for Road Safety to reduce by half fatalities (130,000 per year) in road accidents.
Hmmm..... Let's see if they come to power first!
HI i have found some of the measures
| As a general rule, keep left to the maximum giving the due space on the right to the oncoming vehicles. Failure to do so would cause tension to the driver of the oncoming vehicle. Driving with tension is a pass port to hell. |
| When it comes to curves, especially the blind curves, it is a must to apply brakes gently and sound the horn in anticipation of the vehicle from the opposite side , if it is daytime and dip and dim the headlights if it is night time. This would greatly help the dr |
· Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement of speed limits. 90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement of speed limits.
· Safety awareness should begin from childhood, as it is difficult to impart awareness to a grown up a human. If safety awareness is imparted at childhood, safety will be a habit.
· Video / Computer Games that simulate Racing should be banned by Government OR discouraged by parents as it will develop racing habit in children.
· All sorts of Motor sports especially racing should be banned in India by government. Telecast of Motor Sports and Racing also should be banned.
· Racing and over speed / highly risky riding, driving by Heroes should not be filmed in cinemas and TV serials. Government should censor such scenes.
· Children below a certain age should not be permitted to do cycling in busy roads / roads where heavy vehicles are plying.
· Refreshment parlors should be made available at (say) every 50 / 100 k.m. on all national highways and truck / heavy vehicle drivers should be forced to refresh by having a face wash or by h...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
I have found a link where they have done some research on road traffic
heres the link to it
CHENNAI: In what could be the highest settlement sum in India, a compensation of Rs 60 lakh was awarded to the parents of a road accident victim at the Lok Adalat conducted by the TN State Legal Services Authority, on June 2, 2009.
Madras High Court Chief Justice HL Gokhale presented the cheques, one for Rs. 40 lakh drawn in favour of mother Bhuvaneshwari and the other for Rs 20 lakh to the father BV Sharma of the victim, a software engineer, who worked in a firm in the United States, at his chambers on Monday.
Though the parents, residents of Thambusamy Road in Kilpauk, had claimed Rs 2.5 crore for the death of their 31-year-old son BV Kesav Sarma, the Tata AIG General Insurance Company offered to settle the issue at Rs 60 lakh, for which the parents agreed across the negotiating table at the Lok Adalat held by the Legal Services Authority on June 2 last. Kesav Sharma, who had turned an Australian citizen, went on to work with Answerthink Inc., Miami, Florida, USA, as its manager.
He was a bachelor at the time of his death. Kesav, who was on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala, was killed on the spot, when the Maruti Zen car in which he was returning turned turtle...... [ Read the rest of this story ]
Driving schools in India have flourished as the no. of vehicles increased. They are doing their job to train their students in driving and making roads a lot safer. Though there is no standard course curriculam, generally the driving shool course is 3 to 4 weeks long and includes the basic modules like -
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