Road accidents: Common Causes and Solutions

Road accident is a very familiar phenomenon since the invention of automobiles. The very first road accident took place about 150 years ago from today in Ireland when a lady faced the irony of fate through an event of spot dead. Since then there has been a lot of road accidents all over the world. A plenty of life and property loss has occurred. Many modern technologies and methods are being invented day by day but the happenings of such accidents are hardly stopped.

There are a lot of reasons behind road accidents. These may vary from place to place or country to country, some major causes are commonly responsible for it. Few of these are as follow:

Among the common causes of road accidents, over speeding is the most frequent one. Traffic rules forbade the drivers to drive the vehicle within the speed limit but sometimes many of us tend to drive in a very high speed. It may be because of a chase to reach the destination quickly or just having fun! Few drivers compete with other cars even in a dense street and cause the mishap. Some automobiles are designed with very high speed limit which tempts a man to cross the speed limit. Cars with high speeds have fewer possibilities to be controlled. One has to abide by the traffic rules and be careful about the speed limit while driving.

Adverse or uncomfortable weather is a great cause of car accidents. There is no control of man over the weather and it may change any time. So it is recommended that one would check the weather forecast through TV, radio or the web. When anyone doesn’t take the precautionary measurements for bad weather conditions, accidents can take place any time. Rain, mists, snow and smoky atmospheres are responsible for frequent road accidents.

Distraction of drivers

Experts say that more than 75 percent accidents occur due to driver distractions. Many are seen to talk over cell phones, using laptops or listening rocking type songs in headphones, talking to other passengers, stopping or slowing down in the highways, being attentive to the surrounding scenarios and many other types of distractions while driving.

A survey reports that, accidents happen more frequently because of using cell phones than driving in drunk condition. It is suggested to use hands free devices and keep full attention on the road during you drive a car.

Sometimes the drivers make some usual errors which cause the accidents. Unskilled or semiskilled drivers may make some technical mistakes like inappropriate operation of the vehicle, unnecessary overtaking, following the next vehicle very closely, showing disregard to the other vehicles (ego problem) and many other faults which may lead a car to unexpected accident.

Bad road designs are also responsible for causing road accidents. Sometimes the roads are too narrow to cross two cars at a time and a speedy vehicle can be hardly controlled when another one from the opposite side is suddenly visible in such a shrink condition. The road notifications are often placed in such a way that those can very hardly be notices by a driver. Especially in the hilly areas, accidents occur very often due to these causes.

Driving a vehicle when tired and feel asleep results in a great number of road accidents. It is nothing but a great non-sense job to drive a car when anyone is tires and feel asleep. If one's journey is too long to take rest and has rare chance to have a sleep, he should share the driving with someone else and take sufficient rest to give full attention to the road scenario when he'll drive again.

Briefly these were the common reasons for road accidents. Now here’re some suggestions to get rid of the accident.

¨      At the time of driving, you should try install a hands free device and keep it permanently in your car.

¨      You should just look forward to the road scenario while driving instead of other things.

¨      Always make sure that you are hundred percent fit for driving a vehicle. Take suggestion of a physician if necessary.

¨      Show due respect to other drivers and the traffic rules and drive your vehicle within the speed limit.

¨      Avoid any sort of distractive elements.

¨      Ignore risky and narrow road ways.

¨      Never ride a car when you are drunk or in a paranormal emotional state.

¨      Be careful about your vehicle, check and double check the machinery parts before you ride it.

¨      Don’t forget to keep your headlights turned on while driving in fog or rain.

¨      Take advance weather forecast before you get out for a long drive.

¨      After all be patient, humble and concentrating when you drive your beloved car.

Although accidents are common when you get out with a car, you can avoid such mishaps being only a little more careful and learned. It is always unexpected that a person may fall in an accident and make loss of life and property. So, when you are in the driving seat you must keep in mind that only you can save your life or destroy it.

Let's drive carefully, make no more loss of lives and keep the roads safe always…