Major Reason of Road Accidents: Drunk Driving

India has big record of road accidents and road accidents death. Not only in India also all over the world, road accidents happening in big range. According to the latest report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) total annual death due to road accidents has crossed 1.18 lakh. It has been released by the report and reasons are speeding, drunk driving and less use of helmets, seat belts and lack of emergency services at the time like Medical Treatment, Ambulance with ventilator services etc.

In most of the cities accidents are not necessarily out of drunken driving, but 99 per cent of the accidents, the deadly accidents that happen outside the cities are due to drunken driving and there is no check on this kind of drunken driving. Unluckily, truck drivers think they are fully prepared to drive on the highway when they are drunk completely! Until and unless this country comes up with a new method of checking drunkenness on the highways, I don't think these fatalities can be lessened.

Sometimes road accidents happen from own mistakes and carelessness. People don’t use precautions when they drive vehicle on the road and these carelessness became big and danger road accidents. We suggest some tips to safe drive on the road to make their life safe

People should not use mobile phone at the same time then them driving their vehicle, belt up in the back and always wear helmets & seat belts.

Don't drink when you drive, forever clasp to speed limits, and don’t drive any vehicle if you tired. Always view & expect other road users and keep your distances etc.

Major Steps to Reduce Road Accidents

Accidents take place on roads due to wrong actions of drivers while driving such as jumping red lights, repeated dangerous overtaking, extreme use of the horn etc. Stiff penalties should be imposed for rash driving. In case of emergencies, people should use a Road Ambulance service immediately or call police.


Ignorance of traffic rules is a major reason of road accidents because traffic rules are continuously being updated. It is the reason that Motorists are often unaware of new rules. When a new rule comes up, a SMS could be sent to all registered motorists by the local traffic authority. Speed is also a major problem of accidents. Motorists often break speed limits especially if the road is free. All roads should have clearly indicating speed limits. Radars must also be used to notice speeding cars and penalize them with heavy fines.


When we driving on the road then it is extremely important that drivers as well as passengers do not panic or shout and be cool because if a driver panics, he may suddenly turn the vehicle to the right or left without noticing other vehicles coming his way. There are also so many reasons in which the number of road accidents increasing day by day but we can reduce the number of accidents by taking some steps given below:


Road Users who avoid over speeding and reckless drivers should be charged in courts of laws. Renovate roads by putting on road signs to follow for example traffic lights. Driving permits & licenses should be given to only experienced and well trained drivers.


Road users should respect road regulations in order to decrease accidents. Traffic laws should be put into service and every driver must have his or her own driving license recommended by traffic laws.


Establish overhead cameras at each toll entry point to capture snap shot of the vehicle passing underneath with number plate and time recorded on the toll ticket or smart card. Picture of driver recorded by the Highway Authority CCTV could be an added benefit in particular to deter car theft.

Useful Tips For “What should we do immediately after an accident”

It is not good for any person to be involved in a road accident especially when one has suffered personal injury. Not all accidents are serious cases of injury, but if there is such a case, attention is usually needed as soon as possible. Sometimes there may be other drivers in the area who may see the accident and make the call. This can be lifesaving to those mixed up in this situation. Dial the emergency service Number 102 (free call) and ask for either ambulance in order of urgency. People can also contact at this number for the 24 Hours Ambulance Services.

Driving is probably the most dangerous thing most of us will ever do. This mainly has to do with the method in which they handle the situation, making things more difficult than they need to be. After a crash, a person may feel a wide range of emotions shock, guilt, fear, nervousness, or anger all of which are normal. But take a few deep breaths or count to 10 to calm down. Here are some tips on what not to do when one is involved in an accident where they are injured.

What should we do immediately after an accident: First try to stay calm don't be fright. Switch off the explosion, and activate emergency hazard lights. Check to see if anyone is injured, and if they can be assisted immediately, Keep yourself and others off the road.

Our legal responsibility after an accident: You must stop if you are mixed up in a motor vehicle accident, you must give your name and address to other people involved, you must report the accident to the police if there are personal injuries or damage to property whose owner is not in attendance, you must not drive away from a motor vehicle accident in an unroadworthy vehicle.

Our responsibilities to the other driver after an accident: We should exchange names, addresses, registration numbers and insurance company details. Do not confess liability for the accident, or blame yourself publicly (this is for our own protection should legal considerations be raised). Be prepared to tell the emergency service: (It's a car crash, Where it's located, How many people are injured, your name) etc.

Road Traffic Crashes: One of the Biggest Public Health & Injury Problems

Road Traffic Safety is a biggest issue for all road users. Day by day increasing road accidents are affected not only the life of people but also Indian Economic. Increasing Road Crashes is the reason of spending money on increasing the services for road crashes Emergency Services, Medical Services, Ambulance Services (Ambulance Service Delhi) etc. The term road traffic safety is a suggestion of how to safe a person on some exacting road, or on the roads belonging to some region. The main threat to road users is the likelihood of a traffic crash. Such dangers can be reduced by building roads in alignment with competent traffic engineering practices, by the application of rational traffic control methods and by designing road vehicles so that they can be more able to avoid and survive collisions.

Road traffic crashes are one of the biggest public health & injury problems. The problem is more heightened in all because the victims are overwhelmingly healthy previous to their crashes. According to the WHO (World Health Organization) more than a million people are killed on the world’s roads every year. A report issued by the WHO in the year 2004 predictable that some 1.2m people were killed and 50m people were injured in traffic collisions on the roads around the world every year and was the leading reason of death among children 10 to 19 years of age. About 50 to 100 people die in road accidents in Delhi everyday, which is equivalent to a plane crash having no survivors.

Every year in Delhi almost two thousand people lose their lives in road accidents equal to the number of people dying of heart attack & cancer. But petite attention is paid to road safety in daily lives. Experts feel it is important to deal with the subject and draft out a strategy to bring down the victims on roads. As 95% of the road accident victims comprise of slow moving vehicles & pedestrians, there is a need to guard this category of road users. “If we provide a safe passage to pedestrians, two-wheeler riders and cyclists on our roads, who include 52%, 28% and 5% of road accident victims each year respectively, the accident rates will greatly be controlled,'' said by SN Shrivastava, joint commissioner of police (traffic).

Reason of High Traffic Volumes In Delhi

In Delhi about ten thousand people are killed in road accidents every year which is thirteen percent of the total fatality all over the world. A person behind the wheel plays an important part in most of the accidents. In most of the cases crashes occurs either due to carelessness or due to lack of road safety knowledge of the road user. Therefore, road safety education is an important as any other basic skills of survival.

We measured the “Road Accidents in Delhi” and we are shocked to see that in the year 2003 total road accidents number is 8864, Fatal Accidents 1771, Persons Killed 1841. In the year 2004 total road accidents 9083, Fatal Accidents 1782, Persons Killed 1832 and in the year 2005 number of total road accidents is 7836; number of fatal accidents is 1455 and total 1536 Persons were killed.

The reason of high traffic volumes in Delhi is a rapid growth in vehicles in conjunction with the increase in population and urban mobilization. This in turn has increased the number of the road accidents. Road Crash Problem, Economic Perspective on Traffic Safety, Developing a Road Safety Plan, Institutional Responsibility of Road Safety, Emergency Medical Services (Ambulance Service Delhi) is rising topic of road safety in which we have to focus.

Delhi Traffic Police is constantly determined to achieve cent per cent safety on the Delhi roads which can be achieved only by the public cooperation. So help us to keep Delhi safe. Some advice or suggestions are given below on crossing the road especially for children. Children should be taught the safety code and should not be allowed to go on road alone until they can understand and follow it properly.

First is always walking only on the footpath. On roads without footpath, walk on the extreme right hand side of the roads, do not be annoyed when you walking on the road, Cross only at Zebra crossings, traffic signals, subways, foot over-bridges, at the signal lights, cross only on a clear green signal. If an intersection is controlled by a policeman, traffic warden or RSP cadet, cross only when he signals you to do so etc.

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Useful Tips To Be Safe From Road Accidents

The condition of the Delhi roads and driving is a big matter of discussion and shocking to almost all those who have ever wanted to drive in safer conditions. The condition of Delhi’s traffic is most dangerous. People are not following any of the traffic rules. This is the reason that everyday many people get injured and killed because of road accidents. Sometimes they need to have Ambulance Services but they have not get the service of ambulance at the time.

These Road Accidents happen mainly due to two reasons. First reason is the weird road condition and secondly because of easygoing traffic rules. Especially in Delhi, we can see a number of boys and girls who riding their vehicles at a tender age of fifteen to sixteen years. Apart from that, due to lack of strict traffic rules in Indian people take the disadvantage of it by rash driving, not following the traffic rules and above all not respecting others who are following traffic rules. These are the reasons for Road Accidents and creating requirement of Road Ambulance Services in Delhi.

We suggest Some Useful Tips to be Safe from Road Accidents if People follow these rules then they can drive vehicles safely on road without any danger.

Firstly don’t use mobile phone when you drive, Belt up in the back if you drive car, don’t drink and drive, always drive in speed limits, Take special care about children, senior citizens and pedestrians, don’t
drive if you tired.