road traffic digest 3

8/6/2019 Road Traffic Digest 3

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Road Traffic Digest No. 3Road Traffic Digest No. 3


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Road Traffic Hazard No. 2

Environmental pollution

- - - - T h e worstside effect ofexplosive growth of vehicles

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Do you know?

How much is the contribution of vehiclesto total urban air pollution in India?

In 1990 - - - 60% of total air pollution

In 2000 - - - 70% of total air pollution

In 2010 - - - 90% of total air pollution![acc. to UNEP]

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Fact:

In last 20 years: industrial pollution

has increased only 4 times

while

vehicular pollution has increased

8 times


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The worst fact about vehicularpollution is - - any guesses??



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- - - - that emission occurs at

the ground or breathing level



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- - - While in industrial pollution,emission occurs at a much higher

level and that too a little away

from habitation



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Pedestrians, hawkers, shopkeepers

and two wheeler riders are

the main sufferers



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The Traffic Policeman is the worst sufferer



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Use of masks by traffic policemen are

not very uncommon these days


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However, it is extremely shocking

when we see this on - - -


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- - - our glaciers

We have taken this photograph

near Rohtang Pass in HP. It shows

a traffic policeman using hishandkerchief to protect himself

from vehicular pollution. Just

behind him one can see glacier.


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-- - reason being that during tourist season, everyday

around 40005000 vehicles are making a round trip

from Manali to this glacier [Rohtang pass].


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Vehicular emission is not sparing even

ourglaciers!

What more evidence do we need now?


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in Indiain IndiaWHO has confirmed that air pollutionWHO has confirmed that air pollution

causes 5.27 lakhs premature deathscauses 5.27 lakhs premature deaths

every yearevery year



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Urban air pollution is estimated to cost approx.Urban air pollution is estimated to cost approx.

5%5%of GDP in developing countries like Indiaof GDP in developing countries like India [UNEP][UNEP]

or

Rs. 30,66,60,00,00,000 are lost in Indiaevery year due to urban air pollution

This loss can be directly linked to explosive growthof vehicles in India as at present 90% of urban air

pollution is due to motorized vehicles


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Pollution induced diseases like respiratoryPollution induced diseases like respiratoryproblems are 10problems are 10--12 times more common in12 times more common in

metro cities as compared to smaller citiesmetro cities as compared to smaller cities

At present 20At present 20 --30% population in metro30% population in metro

cities is suffering from respiratorycities is suffering from respiratory

diseasesdiseases


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Vehicular pollution is affecting right

from Pediatric - - - - - - - -



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- - - - - - - to Geriatric population



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More shockingly, even the fetus is not spared

by this vehicular pollution



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Studies in USA, china and Australia have shown

that pregnant women living near busy roadshave more chances of birth defects, fetal growth

retardation and premature delivery !!

????



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Please pay serious attention and dont let yourvehicle victimize this unborn!



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Some more interesting facts about road

traffic hazards Follow

Wait for the next digests - - - - -



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If you find merit with this message, please forward it to

people who can play a good role in solvingtraffic related hazards in our life.

For people who are concerned for traffic related

problems like traffic congestion, pollution, road rage, etcand want to avoid road accidents in their and their

beloved ones life, it is requested to visit:

Tsunami on Roads: Wake up India!www.tsunamionroads.org

http://tsunamionroads.org/feedback.html


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Jai Hind

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