Hundreds of
people in India are losing their life due to over speed vehicles accident.
There is no government system to help immediate accident injured person for
medical facilities and public also
don’t care or help them as a result 70 percent accident crashed person die on
the road.
I got right
leg fractured in car accident at the place where deputy commissioner, police
commissioner and judiciary complex is situated in mini secretariat smart city
of Ludhiana Punjab. I could not get ambulance or any vehicle facilities or help
to take me hospital approximate for one and half an hour even there are number
of my known journalist and friends were present at the spot but nobody was
ready to be witness of accident case. This is the scene situation where all the
government officers are sitting and a man is suffering with pain after the
accident on the road.
In India
most of the fatal accidents occur due to over speeding, negligence, illiteracy
and unplanned government road infrastructure. In over speeding it is natural
psyche of humans to excel and achieve infinity in speed. It is clear when we
are sharing the road with other users we will always remain behind some or
other road vehicle. If this law is broken increase in speed multiplies the risk
of accident and severity of injury during accident. Faster vehicles are more
prone to accident than the slower one and the severity of accident will also be
more in case of faster vehicles. At High speed the vehicle needs greater
distance to stop. A slower vehicle comes to halt immediately while faster one
takes long way to stop and also skids a long distance due to law of notion. A
vehicle moving on high speed will have greater impact during the crash and
hence will cause more injuries.
In India
there are more than nine road accidents that kill three people every ten
minutes in 2015 according to new national data an increase of nine percent over
four years. Although human perception of highway safety is often misplaced and
inaccurate personal judgment of one’s own driving is a leading cause of
mishaps, better road geometry with accurate speed limit determinants can, in
fact, lead to uniformity and better enforcement. Road contractors are
indirectly allowed to avoid liability in case of any accident due to improper
road design.
Due to
illiteracy and negligence of the citizens which is one of the important factors
especially in India the law fails to have its impact if the citizen doesn’t
support it till everyone should understand his responsibility in adhering to
the laws because it is for their benefit.
Drivers having over speeding, violation of rules, failure to understand
signs, rash driving, fatigue and alcohol, pedestrian having carelessness,
illiteracy, crossing at wrong places moving on carriageway Joywalkers. There
are numerous cases just like this and people do not care for the safety of
others on the roads.
We find
everywhere in our country pathetic conditions of roads are also responsible for
the increasing rate of accident fatalities. There are potholes, damaged road, diversions,
illegal speed breakers and eroded road merging of rural roads with high way. In
this way road conditions are not improving with the rate of increasing rate of
vehicles and the present are also not of international standards.
Indian
government make tall claims construction of multi lane high ways in their
advertisement but still there is not a single highway like European. In develop
country the contractors gives 10 years warranty on roads constructed but in
India roads start washing away in first rainy season. The roads are not
designed with proper methods and the material used in the construction is of
substandard quality.
Fast moving vehicles
design is also a reason behind increasing accidents, as international auto companies
like BMW, Mercedies and Audi etc. can cruise to more than 200 kmph in two
second after start. But in India our highway road infrastructure is available
for driving only at maximum speed not more than 100 KMPH for cars and 60 km for
heavier vehicles. There is no speed limit check/control all over India On the
highways maximum road are not safe for driving beyond speeds 60kmph. Most of
the road accidents occur due to over speeding and loss of control over vehicle
running at high speeds. Security features like ABS airbags is for high speed European
road but in India what is the benefit of this system where speed limit not
exceed more than 100 kmph. All the road accident is the main cause of over
speeding, rash driving negligence and improper unplanned road infrastructure.
Now Indian
government is going to spend 6.9 lakhs crores rupees in road construction in
future five years plan but government also have to control speed limit system
and must apply rule of speed limit as per vehicles speed 20, 40, 60 and 100
kmph according to road condition and traffic congestion. CCTV and speed radar
vehicle system must be available in all accident prone areas.
Indian
government first of all control speed limit and also aware the public to help
accident injured person immediate. Further, a person shall not be harassed by
police or any other authority, if, he takes a accident victim to hospital an
act of humanity. Lastly there must be pain and sympathy in the hearts of every citizen
to help accident injured person to save his life it will a true affection for
the country and humanity to help accident injured person to admit him immediate
in the hospital.
Shri Paul
Sharma (Advocate & Journalist)
Prem Nagar,
Bindravan Rd Ludhiana Punjab
09417455666
