A final salute and tribute to road accident casualties

Author: 
Raghavendra Rao M.V, Tina Priscilla, Rekha. A. Mary Sowjanya.G, Dr.Suneetha Narreddy, T.P.Shailaja., Mahendra Kumar Verma and V.Raghunandan Reddy

Road accidents are barbarous truth. Road traffic accidents are one of the surpassed causes of death in the world. Road traffic accidents claim over a million lives every year in the world. As per World Health Organization (WHO) it is one of the leading causes of death. India, being a rapidly developing country with an expanding economy has its own issues regarding road traffic accidents due to rapid propagation of motorization. Males face a higher level of casualties and injuries than their females. Road Traffic Accident is any vehicular accident occurring on the roadway i.e. originating on, terminating on, or involving a vehicle partially on the roadway. Causative factors of accidents may be human or environmental. More than 90% of road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Alcohol consumption, over-speeding, and not following traffic rules are the most common causes of road traffic accidents. Drinking slows down reflexes and can result in accidents. Rash driving and over-speeding, especially by young riders and drivers is another reason. Other than that, people not following traffic rules such as jumping signals or overtaking from the wrong side also results in accidents.”

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