Road Traffic Safety
Road traffic safety is a big deal in major cities around the world. There is an alarming increase in road mishaps that occur year after stemming from drunk driving, speeding, driving while experiencing fatigue or other traffic safety violations on the road. The biggest risk involved here is the chance of a road traffic collision. Much of these road accidents may be greatly prevented if drivers would just pay more attention to what they are doing. Common violations include texting while driving, being distracted by something on the road or falling asleep behind the wheel. It must be stressed that as a driver operating a potentially lethal machine, you have the duty to give the road and your traffic safety measures 100% of your attention.
An estimated 6,420,000 of car accidents happened in US alone in 2005. At least 230 billion dollars worth of damages were incurred by these damages. 2.9 million cases of injuries involving car mishaps and 42,636 deaths as a result of accidents on the road. Everyday, an average number of 115 persons die in motor vehicle related crashes in the United States. If you compute that carefully, that is 1 every 13 minutes. Statistics from the World Health Organization state that about 3000 people die in car crashes each day worldwide.
These are alarming figures and a lot of wasted lives lost on petty reasons like texting while driving or forgetting to put snap on the seatbelts. If only more time was spent on road traffic safety rules maybe the figures will decrease greatly. The road can be a dangerous place. If you are a driver of a vehicle do realize that you are responsible for the lives of your passengers and of those on the road as well. Now is not the time to be sending text messages or trying to eat a burger while steering the wheel. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been driving for many years. Road accidents are accidents that stem from a moment of distraction or stupidity.
A little bit of your time checking your vehicle prior to use goes a long way. What is a few minutes of making sure your brakes work and that your tires are inflated properly? Apart from that, run you through your car’s hose, spark plugs filters, fluids and belts and make sure that each part is working properly. An ill-running or out of condition tire can spell the difference between arriving at your destination early and becoming a statistic.
Little things like your overhead lights should be kept off. The glare coming from a light that is on can distract you from seeing an oncoming car. Road rage is never cool. No matter what you think, nobody is going to benefit from you gunning your gas and having a go at your driving prowess. It won’t win you any fans and only invites danger. By the same token, always keep a cool head. Everybody is just trying to get to where they want to. Nobody needs a hotheaded driver honking at them.
