Road Accidents in India

Why is it in the news?
  • The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways re­leased the annual report on road accidents in India for the year 2018.
Findings of the Report
  • Loss of Life: More than 1.5 lakh people lost their lives in road crash­es in the country in 2018.
  • There is an increase of 2.4%, as compared to the year be­fore.
  • Dai­ly average- 1,280 road crashes and 415 deaths.
  • Every Hour- 53 crashes and the loss of 17 lives.
  • Road traffic injuries constitute the eighth leading cause of deaths in India in 2018.
  • Deaths among Age groups:
(1) The total people killed in road crash deaths in2018, 48% were between 18 years and 35 years old.
(2) Mi­nors involved in road crash deaths were at 6.6% of the to­tal deaths.
  • Major Causes of Accidents:
(1) Over-speeding is a major kill­er- accounting for 64.4% of the persons killed.
(2) Driving on the wrong side of the road- accounted for 5.8% of the accident related deaths.
(3) Use of mobile phones- accounted for 2.4% of the deaths.
(4) Drunken driving accounted for 2.8% of the persons killed.
(5) Non­-wearing of helmets: As many as 43,614 deaths or 28.8% of to­tal road accident deaths in the country last year.
(6) Non­-wearing of seat belts was linked to 24,435 deaths or 16.1% of to­tal road accident deaths.
  • State-wise:
(1) Tamil Nadu (13.7%) topped the country in terms of the total number of road crashes.
(2) TN is followed by Madhya Pradesh (11%) and Uttar Pra­desh (9.1%).
(3) The highest road fatalities were observed In Uttar Pradesh (22,256), fol­lowed by Maharashtra (13,261) and Tamil Nadu (12,216).
    Source
The Hindu.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 20th Nov 2019
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