IT SHOULD BE HIGHLY IMPLEMENTED O ROADS, ESPECIALLY IN INDIA

2. ROAD SAFETY
PRESENTED BY;
KASHISH DUGGAL
XI B

3. What is road safety?
Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures that can be
taken for reducing the risk of a person’s life, who is using the road
networks for beng killed or seriously injured. Roads usually have
pedestrian, cyclists, motorists, and passengers in buses, trams etc.
But there is ignorance and negligence due to which there are injuries
and deaths taking place .
Road accident is the most unwanted thing to happen. Though they
occur quite often but still we don’t bother to learn from our mistakes.

4. But, why do these accidents happen?
Most of the road users are well-verse of the general rules, regulations and safety
measures while using the road but it is the laxity on part of the road users which
results in accidents and crashes occurring on roads.
But, the main reasons of road accidents can be listed as follows;
oOver speeding
oOvertaking
oDrunken driving
oDistractions to driver
oDisobeying traffic signals
oAvoiding safety gears; seatbelts , helmets etc.
oUnawareness of rules and regulations
oDisobeying lane driving

6. 1. Approximately 1.35 million people die each year as a result of road traffic
crashes.
2. The2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has set an ambitious target of
halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by
2020.
3. Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
4. More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users:
pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.
5. 93% of the world's fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income
countries, even though these countries have approximately 60% of the world's
vehicles.
6. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young
adults aged 5-29 years.
ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICS

7. 7. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many
incurring a disability as a result of their injury.
8. More than 90% of road traffic deaths occur in low- and
middle-income countries. Road traffic injury death rates are highest in the African
region.
9. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults
aged 5-29 years.
10. From a young age, males are more likely to be involved in road traffic crashes
than females. About three quarters (73%) of all road traffic deaths occur among
young males under the age of 25 years who are almost 3 times as likely to be killed
in a road traffic crash as young females.

8. STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR PREVENTING ROAD ACCIDENTS;
1. Most important method to bring down accidents is strict
enforcement of speed limits.
2. 90% of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement of speed
limits.
3. Existing speed limits should be brought down further.
4.High penalties should be charged on all those who cross the speed
limits. If this is strictly implemented no one would ever dare to cross
the speed limits.
5. Also high penalties should be imposed on those who disobey traffic
rules or leads to an accident.

15. ROAD SAFETY SIGNS

17. ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS
THEY CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS THREE DIFFERENT HEADS;
• MANDATORY SIGNS
• CAUTIONARY SIGNS
• INFORMATORY SIGNS

18. SOME OF THE COMMON MANDATORY
SIGNS ARE AS FOLLOWS

20. SOME OF THE COMMON CAUTIONARY
SIGNS ARE AS FOLLOWS

22. SOME OF THE INFORMATORY SIGNS
ARE AS FOLLOWS