1,68,491 lives were lost on Indian roads is a in 2022. Out of this, 71% of fatalities were attributed to overspeeding. While speed is a recorded factor, it's important to delve deeper into the precipitating causes of accidents. Identifying 'what went wrong' or the “root cause analysis” is a quintessential first step to learn and improve.
While hunting for the root causes we usually find that it isn’t a single thing that resulted in a crash. It is usually multiple instances, sometimes independent of each other, happening either sequentially or simultaneously results in an accident.
One such thing that we see plenty is the reverse flow or wrong side driving. While it might be lucrative for the offender as a cost or time saving effort, it has larger cost from congestion and sometimes accidents.
It's not solely the Government's responsibility to monitor every violation and enforce law. It should be the responsibility of every road user to understand the privilege of driving and live up to it. Consequences of seemingly small mistakes; a momentary lapse, like saving fuel for 200 meters, can result in a major accident.
While there could be many demonstrative examples, this is an interesting video of wrong-side movement. A civilian hired vehicle being probably operated by a Government Department leads a pack that violates rules. They abruptly clog the flow and putting to risk law-abiding citizens driving within speed limits. Irrespective of the vehicle being operated for Government, it is finally a human who commits the violation.
Hopefully more training are given to professional drivers, particularly for those driving vehicles for Government. This could be a first step towards better training for better driving.
Let's prioritize road safety awareness, urging accountability at all levels.
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Video Credit Pankaj Mehra
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