NEW DELHI: Among states and UTs, UP registered the maximum number of road accident fatalities last year, followed by TN, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. But in case of injuries due to road crashes, TN topped the list with 72,292 persons left injured, followed by MP (55,769) and Kerala (54,320), reveals data.
Sources said nearly 44% of the people killed (nearly 76,000) last year were two-wheeler riders, a trend which has continued for the past few years. They said nearly 70% of the two-wheeler riders killed last year were not wearing helmets.
Road safety experts said both central and state govts should take proactive steps to reduce deaths of two-wheeler riders, considering that they constitute the most popular mode of personal transport both in urban and rural areas.
"At present, only helmets and anti-lock braking systems are the two features that protect motorcyclists from risks of death or injuries in case of a crash. It's high time govt brings a mandatory norm for building separate lanes for two-wheelers for highways passing through urban areas," said Navdeep Asija, traffic and safety adviser to Punjab govt.
Corroborating this, road safety expert Rohit Baluja said separate lanes for two-wheelers along the highways in Malaysia has brought down crashes and fatalities.
"What we need to focus more on is fixing the responsibility of all agencies concerned. Traffic engineering as a science is missing in our system and traffic management is not defined. Hence, there is no accountability. Govt entities must come out of the mode of depending on consultancy. They must go for capacity building within the system to address this big problem," he added.
Sources said nearly 44% of the people killed (nearly 76,000) last year were two-wheeler riders, a trend which has continued for the past few years. They said nearly 70% of the two-wheeler riders killed last year were not wearing helmets.
Road safety experts said both central and state govts should take proactive steps to reduce deaths of two-wheeler riders, considering that they constitute the most popular mode of personal transport both in urban and rural areas.
"At present, only helmets and anti-lock braking systems are the two features that protect motorcyclists from risks of death or injuries in case of a crash. It's high time govt brings a mandatory norm for building separate lanes for two-wheelers for highways passing through urban areas," said Navdeep Asija, traffic and safety adviser to Punjab govt.
Corroborating this, road safety expert Rohit Baluja said separate lanes for two-wheelers along the highways in Malaysia has brought down crashes and fatalities.
"What we need to focus more on is fixing the responsibility of all agencies concerned. Traffic engineering as a science is missing in our system and traffic management is not defined. Hence, there is no accountability. Govt entities must come out of the mode of depending on consultancy. They must go for capacity building within the system to address this big problem," he added.
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