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    Road Traffic Digest 1

    Uploaded by

    Sanjay Kulshrestha
    message from 'Tsunami on Roads Organization' as a part of an awareness campaign against road traffic hazards

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    Road Traffic Digest No.

    Black Hole

    WHERE IS THE ROAD LEADING TODAY? Today a significant portion of our time is spent on roads. So, advantages of travel in our life cannot be overemphasized www.tsunamionroads.org copyright:www.tsunamionroads.org

    You cannot avoid road traffic however big you may be in your status in the country

    You may make a cozy paradise for you and your family, but you can't escape menace of road traffic

    copyright:www.tsunamionroads.org www.tsunamionroads.org

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    - - - the price we are paying today for using our roads is extremely high
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    Hazards of using our roads are: Road accidents


    Environmental pollution Traffic Congestion & Traffic Jams Arrogance on roads : Road Rage Global Warming etc, etc.
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    Road Accidents: The biggest hazard!


    They claim 1,26,896 lives [2009] every year in India

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    World record of Highest deaths/year in road accidents is to the credit of India !!

    China

    India

    USA

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    one death every four minutes on Indian roads - - - -

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    one serious accident every minute


    on Indian roads - - - -

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    In India accidents are the 3rd most common cause of deaths [in age group of 5 to 45 yrs] 1st Tuberculosis 3,50,000 Deaths/year 2nd AIDS 3,00,000 Deaths/year 3rd Road Accidents 1,27,000 Deaths/year

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    - - - It is the NUMBER ONE cause of death in 10 to 25 years age group in India

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    Males are involved in 85% of accidents 15%

    Death among females is low, occurring mainly as co passengers rather than as driver [in India]

    Death is not the only indicator of seriousness of this malady

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    . . . as in India around 5 lakhs people are seriously injured or permanently disabled & forced to live a miserable life due to road accidents

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    Some more interesting facts about road accidents

    Follows in next digest- - - digestwww.tsunamionroads.org

    If you find merit in this message, please forward it to people who can play a good role in managing traffic related hazards in our life. People who are concerned about traffic congestion, pollution, road rage, etc and want to avoid road accidents in their & their beloved oned s life, should visit:

    Tsunami on Roads: Wake up India!


    www.tsunamionroads.org
    http://tsunamionroads.org/feedback.html

    Jai Hind

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