Admittedly, due to increased
road
accidents
, legions of
people
lose their precious lives every day. Various reasons are incorporated with
this
trend;many remedial measures, if adopted and followed, can mitigate
this
problem to a great extent.
To begin
with, one of the primary reasons for increasing fatal
road
accidents
is rash and reckless driving.
People
nowadays are always in haste whenever they commute to their workplaces or homes. So, to arrive on time, they tend to drive fast and recklessly.
Consequently
, it leads to severe
road
mishaps and death.
Moreover
,
People
not only drive fast but they
also
use mobile phones while driving and get easily distracted from
roads
and become prone to
accidents
. Apart from
this
, the dilapidated
roads
and ill-conditioned vehicles
also
contribute towards the
increase
in
road
accidents
. In many developing countries
such
as Pakistan and India, the condition of some
roads
is extremely bad and to avoid the potholes, the vehicles have to apply brakes abruptly and it causes serious vehicle damage and collision with other vehicles. Ultimately, it results in an
increase
in the death rate.
In addition
to
this
, extreme weather conditions
such
as heavy rainfall,fog, and snow are equally responsible for rad
accidents
.
For example
, recently due to heavy rainfall and floods in India, many
people
lost their lives in serious
road
accidents
.
Moving
further
, to alleviate
this
problem of increasing fatal
road
accidents
, the most effective measure is to initiate counselling at schools and colleges. Educational authorities should encourage the students to use more public transport to avoid
accidents
and for their own safety.
Moreover
, the government or NGOs should
increase
awareness among
people
for
road
safety by organizing some
road
-safety campaigns and programs. With these campaigns,
people
can learn about the safety measures to follow, traffic
rules
to follow, and how their contribution can help in reducing
road
accidents
.
In addition
to
this
, the government should enact stern
rules
and laws to follow and anyone who breaks these
road
rules
should be given severe punishments. Apart from
this
,
increase
the age for the issuance of the license would
also
help in reducing the
road
mishaps as there would be more mature and responsible drivers in the
roads
.
In conclusion, by considering the given information, reckless driving and dilapidated
roads
are the significant reasons for increasing death rates due to
road
accidents
.
However
, some effective measures
such
as
road
-safety campaigns and strict
rules
can be put forth to curb the number of
road
accidents
.