siliconindia | | FEBRUARY 20239traffic rules. Drivers should be granted with regular medical checkups of vision and hearing and drivers and the general public should be given proper first aid training, which is compulsory for the prevention of accidents. Drivers should avoid unnecessary honking except during dire emergencies. Rules are the most important thing to be kept in mind while driving. There should be compulsory rules for wearing helmets for two-wheelers and seat belts for four-wheelers must be implemented. The concerned authorities should be strict about enforcing traffic rules. There is a smooth flow of traffic to be maintained for the removal of stray animals such as cattle. For free traffic flow, there is a need to prevent haphazard parking of vehicles on busy roads and intersections. People nowadays have the worst habit of talking in cell phone while driving and it has increased much in the few years. Drivers should keep a cell phone only for emergency purposes and while talking they should need to pull over to a halt side of the road. It is recommended to check for vehicles that have high safety ratings.There is a risk of the fatal crash which is three-times higher at night than in the day for every mile driven. It is suggested to avoid nighttime driving until the driver sets driving skills for a day time drive. While there is the minimum supervised driving experience, people should avoid fast-moving, high volumes of traffic which can make them uncomfortable. Instead, people should become good drivers and learn enough to get skills of a supervised driver. Drivers that are termed supervised have the skills to drive in poor weather. There are accidents that happen without any cause only because of a driver's fault that does not have the attitude and maturity or skills or knowledge. People should make a commitment to themselves of practicing with responsibility and stick to a firm schedule. Even during those schedules, people should wear the safety belt. The most important of all is to provide adequate treatment to the victims of accidents and save them from injuries. The provisions of medical care and first aid care facilities should be available on highways and busy roads. There should be provision of ambulances, trained health personnel in shifting and transporting injured person to nearest hospitals and awareness should be created for treating victims with sympathy and their trauma should be removed.ConclusionAn issuing authority that governs the transport sector cannot be blamed alone for the poor road conditions and the most important factor for an engineer to maintain a good road is the bad drainage system that leads to flooding and stagnant water on roads. It helps in turning the road and making it difficult to do any sort of repairs on the road. There are vehicles which are over loaded and make it impossible to carry out the repair works. Leads to bad drainage system, there is illegal construction of building that has no proper sewage plants. Every factor mentioned complements the undisciplined behavior of individuals on the road, causing accidents. The authorities are implementing new traffic policies and awareness programmes for road safety and traffic issues, and it has been a topic of discussion for the longest time as of now
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