Road Traffic Injuries: Can We Stop A Global Epidemic?

YES IT CAN BE IF EVERY ONE IS SELF DECIPLANED .THIS IS WHAT IHAVE OBSERVED IN KERELA DURING MY SHORT VISIT TO THIRUANNANTPURAM  I SAW PEOPLES CIVC SENSE AND SELF DECIPLANE WHILE DRIVING OVER ROADS. THIS I NEVER OBSERVED IN ANY OTHER STATE .THIS IS APPRICIABLE AND REMARKABLE IT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY ALL. AT LEAST WE TOO STEP OEOPLE CAN START IT BY FOLLOWING NORMS AND DECEPLANED DRIVING.

Road safety is based on three 'E's- Engineering, Education and Enforcement. As far as Engineering is concerned, our highway designs are up to the mark as percentage of acidents that occur due to bad roads is only about 5% of the total accidents. The other two 'E's are the things that require more and more attention immedeately.

We can achieve  a good reduction in road accidents by implemnting the following on the oter two"E"s.

1.The government should take up propagation of driving rules, ill effects of violation of traffic rules and punishments for such things extensively, paricularly on TV and cinema theaters by video clips.

2. The Governments should make the rules and tests for issue of Driving Licences more strict. Issuing of licence should not be simply based on the ability to operate the vehicle, but the aspiring driver should be thorough with the driving rules and all related isuues.

3.. There should be more checkings and severe punishments to the drivers who drive carelessly and willfully violate traffic rules.