Abstract
The present study aims to analyse the road accidents in India at National, state and inter-city levels. According to the recent available statistics, there is age and gender-wise variations in the proportion of road traffic accidents and deaths where males have a very high percentage share of fatalities (85%) when compared to females (15%). Tamil Nadu had the highest percentage share of accidents (14.9) and Uttar Pradesh had the highest percentage share of fatalities (12.8). Some of the possible solution to combat this raising trend of road traffic accidents are- awareness initiatives, maintenance of good data base, planning and designing for road safety, remedial action at high crash sites, design for pedestrians and cyclists and implementation of strict speed limits. Thus there is an urgent need to provide emphasis on road safety and curtail the worsening situation of road traffic accidents, injuries and deaths in India which is the need of the hour.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 144-148 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-04-2019 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Toxicology
- Law
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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