Road accident is a global tragedy with ever-raising trend. In Malaysia‚ it represents a major public problem because of the high number of victims involved and also the seriousness of the consequences for the victim themselves and to their families as well. Accidents are generally classified as single vehicle accidents in which the vehicle is either colliding with fixed objects or with pedestrians or the vehicle may fall in a ditch and multiple vehicle accidents in which two or more than two vehicle
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Road accident | Not a single day passes off these days without the news of road accidents claiming lives of the people. No sooner had the Karnali road accident happened in Jajarkot in which several dozen people were killed a fortnight ago‚ a bus accident claimed six lives in Prithvi Highway the other day when the speeding bus skidded off the road to plunge in the Trishuli River. Similar major and minor accidents occur regularly on the highways‚ feeder roads and fair weather tracks killing passengers
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STUDY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA Introduction: Civil Engineering Seminar topic on the "Study of Road Accidents in India”. Road accidents are one of the causes of disability‚ injury and death. India has the highest road traffic accident rate worldwide with over 140000 deaths annually‚ beating even China. Every hour nearly 14 lives are lost due to road accidents. Most accidents occur during peak hours considered an ‘unsafe’ or dangerous time due to complex flow pattern of vehicular traffic. Thus
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Road Transport and Road Traffic Accident Statistics (Island of Mauritius) January – June 2011 1. Vehicles registered as at June 2011 As at 30 June 2011‚ the number of vehicles registered at the National Transport Authority (NTA) was 392‚276. This represents a net increase of 8‚161 (2.1%) vehicles as compared to the end of December 2010 when the number of registered vehicles stood at 384‚115 (Table 1.1). 2. Net increase between January and June 2011 Between January and June 2011‚ the fleet
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The number of accidents exceeded 125‚000 in 2010‚ far more than the numbers released by the Interior Ministry. Such accidents often result in loss of life and material. These are caused by the carelessness of the drivers and their ignorance and negligence of the traffic rules. These are careless and unnecessary mistakes such as falling asleep at the wheel‚ following other cars too closely‚ speeding‚ not stopping at the red traffic light. Distractions is a major reason for car accidents‚ it can occur
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a literature review of road traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh and comparisons with developing-developed countries worldwide. The review identifies and reports on‚ the findings from studies carried out in this area and worldwide. A discussion is provided on the importance of data considerations‚ particularly with respect to discrepancies that are existed in casualty data from different sources. Everyday thousand of people are killed and injured on our roads worldwide. Men‚ women or
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SLIDE 1- ROAD ACCIDENTS IN KERALA Traffic accidents are a major cause of death and injuries world wide‚ but while they are declining in many parts of the developed world‚ fatalities are still on the rise in many developing countries including India. In our state more than half of the road accident victims are in the age group of 20 to 55‚ the key wage earning and child raising age group. The loss of the main bread winner and head of household due to death or disability can be catastrophic‚ leading
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Essay on Road Accidents !! Lack of road-sense has further complicated the matters. Driving licenses are given on illegal gratifications to the authorities and traffic rules and regulations are thrown to the winds. Overloading is one of the major factors of road- accidents and deaths. The condition of the vehicles is hardly found road-worthy. The unmanned railway level-crossings further add to the chaos and confusion. The multiplicity of authorities and utter lack of coordination among them is another
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countries. But if we observe past years’ and recent road accidents statistics/reports‚ we can perceive that the propensity of road accidents in Malaysia is on the rise. Now I think‚ Malaysia really requires an investigation in the geographical distribution and regional variation of accidents rather than looking at the accidents in a national perspective. There may be certain geographical areas where accident proneness may be higher. These variations in accidents can be analyzed by developing a set of geographical
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every day many road accidents take place. Some of these accidents are fatal. Generally the cyclists and the motor cyclists are injured seriously in these accidents. Pedestrains are also killed in these accidents. The main cause of accidents is rash driving and crowded roads. The bus and truck drivers are responsible for a large number of accidents due to their driving. Accidents are also very common in Lahore which is a very crowded city. In Lahore we find heavy traffic on the roads during the peak
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