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Traffic accidents are a major problem in both developed and developing countries in the world. Ninety-one percent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries, even though these countries have approximately half of the world’s vehicles. Half of those dying on the world’s roads are ‘vulnerable road users’: pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. In India, the motor vehicle population is growing at a faster rate than the economic and population growth. The surge in motorization coupled with expansion of the road network has brought with it the challenge of addressing adverse factors such as the increase in road accidents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic injuries are the sixth leading cause of death in India with a greater share of hospitalization, deaths, disabilities and socio-economic losses in the young and middle-aged population. Road traffic injuries also place a huge burden on the health sector in terms of pre-hospital and acute care and rehabilitation. India faces the highest number of accidents and accidental fatalities in the world. India has been witnessing one road accident in every minute since the last ten years. The mishaps have been claiming one life in every 3.7 minutes– one of the highest automobile fatalities in the world. According to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, during 2012, a total of 4, 90, 383 road accidents were reported by all States and Union Territories. In all road accidents, 1, 42, 485 persons were killed, i.e. an average of one fatality per 3.5 accidents. In majority of the cases (77%), drivers are at fault. Rural areas accounted for more road accidents as compared to urban areas. There is a concern as the report reveals that there are a growing number of young road accident victims. Almost 51% of the road accident victims are between economically productive 25-65 age group in India. According to a research done by the World Health Organization representative in India in 2012, India loses approximately $20bn annually to road accidents.
‘Road-Sense Today’ magazine contains the topics of better road sense & traffic management, road accidents and road-safety related one-act plays etc. in each issue of the magazine. The other issues it is concerned with, are- ‘how to control the vehicular pollution in the cities, the importance of time-bound maintenance services of the motor vehicles, the need and importance of good education & training of the drivers in India, safety fittings for a safe passenger motor vehicle, the need of a proper insurance cover for a vehicle, the management of parking lots, the management of public-transport in the cities, the role of toll plazas, traffic police and The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 & Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for road safety & traffic management in India. This magazine is spreading the awareness among its readers.
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