One of the top most reason Why India Ranks Top In Road Accident is “distracted driving”. It diverts attention from driving by engaging in other activities like:- talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle.
The country where the maximum deaths occur in road accidents is in India. “10 percent of the world’s total accidents occur in India”. Of these, 1.46 lakh die every year. India is committed to bring deaths to 50 percent by 2025.
India is one of the most populated country in the world. Due to its population it is one of the busiest country in the world in the terms of road traffic.
Road accidents in India claimed over 1,51,113 lives in the country in 2019. The ministry of road transport and highways on Tuesday issued a report on Road accidents in India in 2019, which showed that road accidents decreased by 3.86 % in 2019.
Reasons Why India Ranks Top In Road Accident.
Poor Glimmer
Fiscal year (FY) 2019, the gross electricity generated by utilities in India was 1,383.5 TWh and the total electricity generation (utilities and non utilities) in the country was 1,598 TWh. But then also we often see lamp post without light. It is just like formality done by Indian government no one take cares of it, ones the work done.
Drunk Driving
As per the ministry’s data, 12,256 road accidents occurred in 2019 which were related to drunk driving. The fine of drunk & drive in India is fine of up to 10,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.
Breaking Traffic Rules
we Indians never follow traffic rules in appropriate manner .The rules are simple, yet few people tend to break them often. Red signal always means stop. Even if you see no other vehicles coming, running a red light and breaking the law might cause a severe accident. Understand that life is more important than all excuses combined, and it’s best to be safe than sorry.
Not wearing seat belt
It is the major issue of Indians that they wear seat belt only if they see there are police checking going around there and to put aside from fines and damnation. we Indians should realize that this law is for our concern and for our safety.
Ruined roads
Governments passes a lot of fund to maintain roads under central government or under state government but it seems that road under VIP locality are well maintained but public roads or streets are once made it renewed until the election come or new government comes.
Roosting of new towns
Due to increase in population towns and cities are getting enlarged and cities roosting near highways are becoming very accident pron areas. Government should take a look on this hazardous issues.
We can’t lay downs all the blames on our government. It’s our responsibility to stick to the rules and regulation of the government. Because it’s made for our well-being.