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| Indian highways record 365 accident |
| The National Highways have a total length of 66,590 km.
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| INDIA
, 24-November-2007
1:14:0 AM |
| With an average of 365 accidents a day and more than 1,00,000 fatalities a year, Indian highways, which serve as the arterial road network of the country, are perhaps best avoided.
According to the ministry of shipping, road transport and highways, at least 1,29,994 cases of road accidents were reported from the national highways in 2005, while the figure was 1,30,265 in 2004. In 2003, a total of 1,27,834 such cases were registered.
''A research project entitled 'Establishment of System for Identification and Rectification of Accident Black Spots' suggests that 78 per cent of such accidents occur due to road user's behaviour on road stretches and 35 per cent accidents happen due to inadequate traffic guidance devices at intersections,'' said KH Muniyappa, Minister of state for shipping, road transport and highways.
The National Highways have a total length of 66,590 km.
Muniyappa said the report suggests that the maximum number of accidents, especially fatal ones, were found to occur on straight stretches due to high speed.
In fact over-speeding, wrong overtaking and poor knowledge of road rules are the primary cause of accidents.
''The share of negligence and over-speeding in accidents was found to be as high as 90 per cent, while the maximum number of casualties were caused by cars, followed by pedestrians and then by heavy goods vehicles,'' he said, adding that trucks were involved in the maximum number of accidents at night.
''Pedestrians are the most vulnerable victims due to insufficient pedestrian facilities and poor knowledge about traffic rules. Pedestrians are ranked second in making errors and one of the main causes of accidents,'' the minister informed the Rajya Sabha.
He also said the detection of road accidents on national highways and providing medical assistance to road accident victims were the responsibility of the state governments.
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