The document outlines a presentation on road accidents and safety in India. It discusses causes of accidents like defective vehicles, drivers, road design, and weather. Accident statistics from India in 2013 and 2012 are provided, showing over 140,000 deaths each year. Suggestions to improve safety include technological measures like road safety devices, educational initiatives to raise awareness from childhood, enforcement of traffic rules and speed limits, and infrastructure improvements like expanding public transportation options. Road safety slogans encourage drivers to be alert and leave earlier to arrive safely.

1. Presentation on
Road Accidents and Safety
Nilesh Bhosale
M.Tech.-I
Transportation Engg.

2. Outline
 Introduction to accident.
 Causes of accidents.
 Road accident statistics.
 Safety suggestions.
 Road accident slogans.

3. Accident
 Accident is unplanned, uncontrolled thing that affects the living
and non living organisms.

4. Causes of accidents
1. Defective vehicles.
2. Drivers.
3. Road design.
4. Traffic volume.
5. Weather.

5. Road accident statistics
 In India 1,40,000 peoples were died in road accident in 2013
and in 2012 1,35,000 peoples.
 1 child is killed in every 3 minutes in the world.

6. Uncontrolled traffic

7. Overloading

8. Playing Mischief with vehicle

9. Unsafe condition

10. Animals on roads

11. Safety Suggestions
 Technological
 Educational
 Enforcement
 Infrastructural

12. Technological Suggestion
 Make use of the existing Road Safety Devices.

13. A minor thing for the masses
is greater than a massive mission !!!

14. Educational Suggestions
 Safety awareness should begin from childhood, as it is difficult
to impart awareness to a grown up human.
 If safety awareness is imparted in childhood itself, safety will
become a habit.
 Video and Computer games involving Motor Racing should be
controlled or discouraged by parents as it will develop racing
habit in children.

15. Enforcement Related Suggestions
 Strict enforcement of speed limits.
 Helmet should be made compulsory for two wheeler riders.
 Follow the traffic rules.

16. Infrastructural Suggestions
 Means of mass transportation like Metro Rail, BRT should be
implemented in all major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Banglore,etc
 Provision of effective Public Transportation systems as Local
trains, buses than individual vehicles.
 Provision is made for water transportation also.

17. What we want ?

18. What we want ?

19.  Strengthen Railway to meet growing demand.
 Extend concessions to promote goods transport by rail.

20. Promote water transport also

21. Road safety slogans
 Alert today, Alive tomorrow.
 Leave sooner, Drive slower, Live longer…
 Better to arriver late than never.
 Better to be Mister Late than to be Late Mister…

22. Thank you