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#ZeroAccidents : CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

   CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
               AND MEASURES  

   

The chapter reports about different causes of road accidents, collected from different authentic sources worldwide and what measures have been taken by different governments.


A. West Bengal Traffic Police 
1. Over-speeding or driving in excess of prescribed speed limits.
2. Not using helmets or not using seat belts -- more than 80% of road accident deaths are due to the head injuries.3. Drunken driving or driving under the influence of drugs.
5. Use of mobile phones or earphones while driving or crossing the road. 
4. Overloading of vehicles. 
6. Violation of road signs, signals, traffic lights and road safety rules or many a time due to their ignorance. 
7. Long hours of drive, tiredness and fatigue of the driver and lack of traffic education. 
8. Pedestrian negligence. 

B. Car Insurance Blog by
     General Insurance   
      (www.reliancegeneral.co.in)
1. Distracted driving 
2. Drunk driving 
3. Speeding / reckless driving 
4. Not wearing seat belt 
5. Rain or wet roads
6. Potholes and bad road conditions 
7. Tailgating 


C. Transport Department,
     Government of Jharkhand  
1. Over-speeding 
2. Drunken driving 
3. Distractions to driver
4. Red light jumping 
5. Avoiding safety gears like seat belts and
    helmets
6. Non adherence to lane driving and overtaking
    in a wrong manner 

D.  www.seriousaccidents.com 
1. Distracted driving 
2. Speeding 
3. Drunk driving 
4. Reckless driving 
5. Rain
6. Running red lights
7. Running stop signs
8. Teenage drivers
9. Night driving 
10. Design defects
11. Unsafe lane changes
12. Wrong-way driving 
13. Improper turns
14. Tailgating 
15. Driving under the influence of drugs 
16. Ice
17. Snow
18. Roadrage
19. Potholes 
20. Drowsy driving 
21. Tyre blowouts
22. Fog
23. Deadly curves
24. Animal crossings
25. Street racing

E. Fatality share (from motorists' opinions)
1. Speeding - 23%
2. Drunk driving - 15%
3. Overtaking - 13%
4. Careless/reckless driving - 9%
5. Poor road condition and potholes - 6%
6. Road rage/aggressive behavior - 3%
7. Driver fatigue - 3%
8. Show off/stunt - 3%
9. Wrongside driving - 3%
10. Using phone while driving - 2%

D. Statewise share of fatality 
1. Bihar = overtaking (37%)
2. Punjab = overtaking (21%)
3. Himachal Pradesh = speeding (32%)
4. Uttar Pradesh = speeding (25%)
5. Assam = speeding (29%)
6. Delhi = careless/reckless driving (24%)
7. Haryana =careless/reckless driving (24%)
8. Madhya Pradesh = speeding (28%)
9. Gujarat = overtaking (31%)
10. Maharashtra = drunk driving (20%)
11. West Bengal = drunk driving (15%)
12. Andhra Pradesh = speeding (34%)
13. Telangana = speeding (34%)
14. Tamil Nadu = speeding (20%)
15. Kerala = speeding (28%)

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