HOW YOUTH CAN BE HELPFUL IN ROAD SAFETY
Road safety injuries are quite common worldwide leading to death especially of young people. Youth themselves plays an important role in preventing these tragedies which can be done in various ways because the victims of road accidents are mainly youth. According to surveys conducted for the same, ‘Over 30% of road crash victims are children […]
CHALLENGES FOR PEDESTRIANS on roads
They are broken at many points and ramps are not constructed properly. In modern times the term “pedestrian” refers to a person walking on a road or footpath. In a country like India, there is a huge road network which led to increased use of motorized vehicles in the past few years which ultimately leads […]
Importance of technology in road safety
In the modern world, road and transport have become an integral part of every single person. Though the present transport system has helped us to minimize the distances but still the lives are at stake as every year road crashes result in the loss of lakhs of lives and serious injuries to crores of people. […]
Driver Fatigue and drowsiness: a threat to all road users.
Almost everyone knows that drivers who become drowsy or fall asleep at the wheel contribute to thousands of crashes each year. Fatigue is a condition that affects everyone. It is a lack of physical strength, a feeling of being tired or exhausted, that causes difficulty in moving the arms, legs and other muscles. Although typically […]
Distractive Driving is Epidemic!!!
As per National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA, 2016), around 391,000 injuries were reported due to distracted driving. Distractive driving refers to act of driving engaging in other activities which distract the driver’s attention away from the road while driving, activities include talking on the phone, texting, eating and drinking, fiddling with the stereo system, […]
