Almost every day we are bombarded with reports of horrific road mishaps, deaths and injuries. It is startling to note that a total of 562 people were killed and 549 were injured in 441 road accidents across the country in the month of May. Reportedly, on an average, at least 18 people died every day in road accidents during this time.
Despite repeated assurances from the authorities to take strict action against reckless drivers and transport owners, accidents are continuing at an alarming rate.
Every time the importance of road safety issues gets intensified when any student dies of road accident. After every incident of road crash we hear pledges from the authorities, but all fade away with the passage of time, which is why the procession of deaths on the roads never stops.
Authorities concerned should
take stern actions against
reckless driving
Over the last years various programmes have been taken up by the incumbent government to reduce the number of road accidents across the country but scenario remains unchanged. Unfit vehicles, unskilled drivers and reckless driving as the main reasons behind the staggering number of road accidents.
It is obligatory for a vehicle to go through annual fitness check-up every year and renew its fitness certificate to ply the roads legally whereas almost 5 million unfit vehicles are running without fitness certificates. Therefore, authorities concerned should devise necessary steps to frequently audit vehicular standards and fitness requirements by a specialised government cell with intensified traffic regulations.
Too many lives are being lost on our roads every day, and it is time the government put all-out efforts to bring some order on the road. Authorities concerned should take stringent actions against reckless driving.
Also unskilled drivers of vehicles, most often not having a legal licence, should be identified and punished. Measures should be taken to train up unskilled drivers on a regular basis. Last but not least, in order to ensure road safety for all, the design and quality of the roads and highways must be improved.
