AccidentsRoad & Rail

Road Accidents

1. The global annual cost of RTA is almost 230 billion dollars.2. 1.2 million people Die every year due to Road Traffic Accidents (RTA).3. Every day, there are 3300 deaths and 6600 serious injuries on the road in the world.4. Approximately 850,000 deaths occur in those who are under 45 years of age in developing countries and are the sole bread-winners for their families.5. Road Traffic Accidents cause injury to about 50million people in the world.

Facts About Road Accidents

Three factors contribute to the vast majority of collisions. In ascending order they are:1. Equipment Failure2. Roadway Design

Causes Of Road Accidents

Manufacturers are required by law to design and engineer cars that meet a minimum safety standard. Many companies have produced safe vehicles that are easy and safe to drive. The most cited types of equipment failure are loss of brakes, tire blowouts or tread separation, and steering/suspension failure.

Equipment Failure

Roadway DesignMotorists may blame roadway design for accidents, but it's rarely the cause. Civil engineers, local governments, and law enforcement agencies all contribute to the design of safe road layouts and traffic management systems.

Preventive Measures1)Existing speed limits should be brought down

further.

2)Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents.

3) Diving tests for issue of Driving license is to be more challenging

4)Lower age limit for two wheeler and Heavy Vehicle license should be raised to 21.

5)Existing traffic rules should be strictly enforced.

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Rail Accidents

Causes Of Rail Accidents1. Lack of MaintenanceAs with many other causes for train accidents, human error does comeinto play. Sometimes major accidents happen that could have beencompletely preventable.

2. Mechanical FailureMany train accidents arecaused by mechanical failure. These failures can include brokenwarning lights or safety can prevent.

Facts Of Rail AccidentsAccording to the Texas Department of Transportation, a person is 40times more likely to die in a collision with a train than a collisionwith another vehicle. In 2010, more than 2,800 train wrecks andrail-way collisions were reported. Of the train wrecks, 157 occurredin Texas—the most in any state.

Preventive Measures1. A no. of Safety drives at regular intervals are carried out by police and supervisors to improve awareness among station to prevent accidents.During the drive Police and supervisors travel extensively during night and day, by engines as well as in guard vans. They meet station working in the field and explain fineraspects of safety.2. A no. of Safety seminars are conducted on various safety sensitivesubjects to improve awareness among Railway station as accident prevention measure.3. In House Safety bulletins are published, in which finer aspects of safety are discussed in detail.

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Done ByAqil Arshad

Mohamed SamarinAyan Joshi

Farhan Marsock