By The One Liner
June 29, 2020
According to a Lancet study, if we had focused on the following four key factors, we could have prevented 25% to 40% of 13.5 lakhs fatal road injuries worldwide-yearly.
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Source : The Hindu
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If you love speed, there is a Race Course where you can speed your vehicle up to an insane number like 636 kph in your 1939 Daimler-Benz T8. In India, we could have saved some 20224 lives lost due to the speeding of vehicles, according to the Lancet report.
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By use of a helmet, one can prevent head injuries and facial injuries. We could have saved some 6683 lives if they had used helmets while riding their bikes or scooter on the road.
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India badly needs a service giver who can drive them back home safely while in a drunken state. And even have checkpoints in pubs and restaurants to check whether one is in a drunken state or not. In most of the metro, it's already being done by having various checkpoints near bars, pubs, and restaurants, but we need to do more.
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A good seat belt restricts a jerk given to the body when the driver suddenly applies the brake or if somebody hits the car from behind. It is always safe for riders to wear seat belts while driving their car.
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Nitin Gadkari has set an ambitious target of reducing at least 50% of road traffic deaths by 2024. And the second decade of Road action Safety 2021-30 has a target to prevent at least 50% of road traffic injuries.
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The government has also made it mandatory for six airbags for eight-seater cars.
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Even for Pillion riders, Helmet is now compulsory in almost all cities. If not wearing one, riders are often heavily penalized.
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In metros and even tier 2 cities, police officers check car speed on every road, be it in cities, expressways, or National Highway, everywhere.
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