donny

From early times, the auto has been considered as a dangerous object, hazardous to both life and property from the beginning. In 1896 the first recorded pedestrian to be knocked down and killed by a motor vehicle in Britain was Mrs Bridget Driscoll of Croydon, Surrey, who was hit by a car traveling at 4 mph

Driving or riding a vehicle in India is by large becoming a dangerous experience. And Indian roads like those of other Asian countries are becoming virtual death traps. The ever increasing and alarming rate of road accidents is a matter of serious concern for all of us. Of the worldwide annual average of 700,000 road accidents, 10 per cent occur in India. The latest annual statistics indicate that over 80,000 people are killed on Indian roads. These figures do not reflect the human suffering and social problems by accidents. Nearly three lakhs per year sustain injuries.

"Human" road-related accidents in India are largely urbocentric. while "commercial" road-related accidents occur predominantly on highways. According to a Central Road Research Institute (CRR1) study, almost 40 per cent of accidents and 48 per cent of deaths occur on national highways. In the urban areas, 75 per cent of road fatalities involve pedestrians (including homeless, roadside sleepers) and bicyclists, almost all of who (most' men below 45 years old) are poor.

A decade's worth of saving the Rs 50,000 million estimated loss in traffic accidents every year could finance building 7,000 km-long, six-lane national highway at today's rates. The figures are always on the increase which corresponds to the tremendous increase in the production and sale of motor vehicles.

jitenmvit

Road accident is a major issue. I have just discussed about it on

http://folkdiaries.com/2008/10/crashes-on-the-road/

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