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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