Steps to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents
Steps to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents
1. Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement of speed limits. 90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement of speed limits.
2. Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. If this is strictly implemented, nobody will dare to go at high speed.
3. Existing speed limits should be brought down further.
4. Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents.
5. Tamper proof speed controllers should be made mandatory for all heavy vehicles. New heavy vehicles should have built in tamper proof speed controllers.
6. Two wheeler manufacturers should be asked to design two wheelers with a designed maximum possible speed of (say) 50/60 kmph. This limit may be decided based on the conditions of each country.
7. New gadgets are to be developed for collision prevention and should be fitted on all vehicle. Research organizations should be asked to develop such gadgets on a war footing. For example, gadgets can be developed to automatically slow down the vehicle, if safe distance commensurate with the speed of the vehicle in front is not maintained. Gadgets can be developed for warning the driver, if the driver sleeps.
8. Diving tests for issue of Driving license is to be made more stringent and foolproof.
9. Lower age limit for two wheeler and Heavy Vehicle license should be raised to 21.
10. Helmet should be made compulsory by law in all countries, OR impose a lower speed limit for those who do not use helmet. Issue of Helmet should be made mandatory with the sale of each two wheeler.
11. Helmet should be made compulsory for back seat riders also.
12. Ensure that all Helmet users are fixing the Chinstrap of Helmet. Otherwise it will not help during an accident.
13. Ensure that ONLY good quality Helmets
1. Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement of speed limits. 90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement of speed limits.
2. Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. If this is strictly implemented, nobody will dare to go at high speed.
3. Existing speed limits should be brought down further.
4. Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents.
5. Tamper proof speed controllers should be made mandatory for all heavy vehicles. New heavy vehicles should have built in tamper proof speed controllers.
6. Two wheeler manufacturers should be asked to design two wheelers with a designed maximum possible speed of (say) 50/60 kmph. This limit may be decided based on the conditions of each country.
7. New gadgets are to be developed for collision prevention and should be fitted on all vehicle. Research organizations should be asked to develop such gadgets on a war footing. For example, gadgets can be developed to automatically slow down the vehicle, if safe distance commensurate with the speed of the vehicle in front is not maintained. Gadgets can be developed for warning the driver, if the driver sleeps.
8. Diving tests for issue of Driving license is to be made more stringent and foolproof.
9. Lower age limit for two wheeler and Heavy Vehicle license should be raised to 21.
10. Helmet should be made compulsory by law in all countries, OR impose a lower speed limit for those who do not use helmet. Issue of Helmet should be made mandatory with the sale of each two wheeler.
11. Helmet should be made compulsory for back seat riders also.
12. Ensure that all Helmet users are fixing the Chinstrap of Helmet. Otherwise it will not help during an accident.
13. Ensure that ONLY good quality Helmets