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- An Interactive Guide to Road Rules
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2. Every year, about:
20-50Million
injured on roads
1.3Million
people die on roads
29
5
Years
The major cause and leading of death of group from all
ages, especially children and young adults between
UN Statistics
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The risk of dying in a road traffic is more than 3 times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries:
Risk of Dying
– World Health Organization (WHO)
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“More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable
road users, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists”
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Risk of Fatal Crash
For example, a pedestrian hit by a car at 65 Km/Hr faces more than
4 times risk of death than hit by a car at 50.
Increase in risk of
a fatal crash
4%
1%
Increase
in mean speed.
=
65 Km/Hr 4x risk
of death
>
50 Km/Hr
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Road Rules
Over-speeding of vehicles is prohibited.
Carrying excess passengers/pillions than specified is forbidden.
Racing and stunts are banned from performing on public roads.
Neglecting Helmet for 2 wheelers and Seatbelts for 4+ wheelers
is punishable.
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Road Risks
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Driving under the influence of alcohol increase the risk of a
crash, if the driver has Blood-Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
of above 0.05 g/dl.
As per the recommendation of WHO, less than 0.05 g/dl for
general driving population and less than 0.02g/dl for young
and novice driver.
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Road Risks
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Jumping of lanes either in highways as well as express ways
leads to disaster, to the offender as well as the victims.
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Road Risks
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Using Mobile Phone while driving (whether hand-held or
hands-free) increases the risk of a crash by 4 times, while
texting increases the risk by around 23 times.
Driver reaction times are 50% slower while using a telephone
than without.
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Road Risks
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Jumping the traffic signals risks the entire traffic, causing
major disasters and costing several victims’ lives.
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Road Risks
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Rash Driving and Stunt Performing has led loss of many lives
of violators as well as innocent victims.
Hence, such skills should be performed by professionals at
suitable environment.
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Road Safety Practices
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Wearing a good helmet reduces the risk of death by 42% and severe injury by 70%, and seat
belt by 45-50% for front-seat occupants and 25-75% for rear seat car occupants.
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Road Safety Practices
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Placing children in child restraints reduces the risk of death by at least 60%, particularly for
children aged less than 4 years.
For children aged 8-12 years, booster seats can reduce the risk of injury by 19% compared to
using a seatbelt alone.
Best practice laws restrict children sitting in the front seat and require appropriate restraints
for age / height / weight.
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Road Safety Practices
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Maintaining normal and permitted speeds and using indicators at appropriate times
drastically reduces any collisions and accidents.
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Road Safety Practices
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Abiding by the rules and regulations on road averts major chaos and saves many lives.
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Final Note to the Drivers / Riders
In addition to the rules, risks and safety practices mentioned
above, the drivers / riders should be aware about their duties,
speed limits, weight limits, signals, etc.
Also, they should have an idea about the consequences of
driving vehicles without relevant documents, responsibilities
etc.
The drivers/riders should maintain their vehicles in proper
condition, as it could cause chaos in busy hours.
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Conclusion
The above mentioned rules can be very much valuable for people of all
ages. These rules can make the people safe and secure on the roads.
Every year, the number of vehicles on road goes on increasing; so does
the importance of road safety.
Hence, knowing essential road safety rules can help you and your
friends from road related crisis.
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18. ROAD SAFETY
- An Interactive Guide to Road Rules
Developed by Self-E Team,
iBrain Developers
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