Potholes are considered as the major cause of accidents and deaths. The existence of these potholes is a major cause of accidents. Potholes delay traffic and result in extreme fuel waste. This ultimately contributes to the air pollution that people are already experiencing major health issues from.
Introduction:
A person needs to be very careful on roads because it requires ability, extra caution, and vigilance to travel through such roads, that has abrupt bends, potholes, and steep grades and they tend to increase the risk of accidents.
Nitin Gadkari, the minister of road transport and highways, recently stated that the government has developed a multi-pronged strategy to solve the problem of road safety based on education, engineering (of both the roads and vehicles), enforcement, and medical assistance.
National Road Safety Policy (NRSP)
The Government of India (GoI), which was extremely worried about the high rate of traffic accidents, established a committee to give suggestions in 2005. The committee produced a proposal, National Road Safety Policy and delivered its findings in 2007. GoI approved a National Road Safety Policy in 2010. (NRSP).
It acknowledged that traffic accidents were now a significant public health concern because they disproportionately affected vulnerable, young, and low-income road users.
The NRSP required the GoI to increase public awareness of safety issues and provide support to local and state governments for data collection and crash investigation.
– It will strengthen enforcement, enhance patrols, and increase the effectiveness of rescue operations.
– It made the decision to reassess the regulations governing vehicle maintenance and road design.
– It said that the training and licensing programmes for non-motorized transportation would be strengthened.
-It aims to inform the public about sensible driving habits.
– Hospitals located near state and national highways would be ready to handle trauma care and rehabilitation.
After falling off a scooter in Bengaluru, a woman’s legs were crushed under a bus because of potholes:
Attempting to avoid a pothole on Bengaluru’s Vatal Nagaraj Road with her daughter, a 50-year-old woman was seriously injured Monday when she fell off a scooter and was struck by a bus, according to the police.
The victim, Umadevi, was riding pillion at the time of the collision.Police stated that her daughter Vanitha S had sustained minor wounds.
Umadevi’s legs were crushed by the bus after she fell off the bike. She also sustained injuries to her head and abdomen, and she is currently receiving care at Rajajinagar’s ESI Hospital.
Death of a 44-year-old man after a pothole-related accident:
Suprith J., 44, was an employee of a private company, and his death was reported to the Byadarahalli police in north Bengaluru on the basis of a complaint made by his younger brother Surakshit J., 42.
According to the police report, on August 18 at the Herohalli region of the Vijaynagar subdivision, Suprith hit a pothole and lost control of his motorcycle. He later suffered injuries in the accident and passed away in a hospital on August 22.
The complaint reads, “Suprith was operating his motorcycle when he struck a pothole and lost his balance and crashed, sustaining head injuries.”
The 44-year-old man’s death is thought to have been caused by a pothole that was some distance from the scene of the accident.
He may be seen falling on the road in CCTV footage from the location of the crash. There are supposedly no potholes at the location.
Bengaluru man dies after falling from bike; family alleges pothole to blame:
On August 18, a 44-year-old man was killed in a car collision in the Byadarahalli neighborhood of Bengaluru. According to the information from the police, the victim was riding with one hand while conversing on the phone when the accident happened. The victim’s family claimed that the tragedy happened because of a pothole.
BBMP’S RESPONSE TO THE ROAD ACCIDENT:
– Tushar Giri Nath, chief commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), asserted that 20,000 potholes have been fixed since May despite rising accidents in the city claimed to be caused by poor roads.
– Even though single-use plastic (SUP) is prohibited, the city is reporting its use, and the BBMP has now decided to remove the trade licenses of the city’s producers.
– According to the BBMP commissioner, the BBMP would also construct 37 temporary Kalyanis and 421 mobile tanks throughout the city. Over 1.2 lakh idols are often submerged in the city’s tanks each year.
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