2018 sees 22% drop in road fatalities
Nida Sayed | TNN | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 08:10 IST
Representative imagePANAJI: Goa lost 73 fewer lives to road accidents in 2018 as 255 were killed in road accidents in 2018 compared to 328 in 2017. Police data shows that there was also a 22% drop road fatalites in 2018 compared to the previous year.
“In order to reduce accidents, particularly fatal accidents, every stakeholder has a role to play. We have tried our best in terms of education, awareness, prosecution and utilised all channels of communication to spread this message. However, we require better pedestrian facilities, automatic prosecution of red light jumping and other infrastructure to ensure disciplined driving,” said director general police Muktesh Chander.
In 2017, 70% of the road accidents were that of two-wheelers. While the numbers for 2018 are yet to be tabulated, there could be a reduction in two-wheeler fatalities compared to 2017, Chander said.
“The two-wheeler riders are the most vulnerable section which is why the more we control their tendency to do zig-zag riding and push for helmet compliance, the numbers will be less,” the DGP said.
The year also saw a total of 241 fatal accidents and 223 grievous ones. There were 827 minor ones too. The accidents resulted in injuries to over 1,000 persons in 2018, figures show.
Chander said there has been an overall 46% increase in the prosecution of traffic offenders in 2018. Wherever road accidents are common, the police has written to PWD to improve the road engineering of those spots, he said.
With continuous efforts there could be a further reduction in road accident deaths by the end of 2019. “It is possible to have a further 10-15% reduction this year provided all the stakeholders work to achieve this,” he said.
“In order to reduce accidents, particularly fatal accidents, every stakeholder has a role to play. We have tried our best in terms of education, awareness, prosecution and utilised all channels of communication to spread this message. However, we require better pedestrian facilities, automatic prosecution of red light jumping and other infrastructure to ensure disciplined driving,” said director general police Muktesh Chander.
In 2017, 70% of the road accidents were that of two-wheelers. While the numbers for 2018 are yet to be tabulated, there could be a reduction in two-wheeler fatalities compared to 2017, Chander said.
“The two-wheeler riders are the most vulnerable section which is why the more we control their tendency to do zig-zag riding and push for helmet compliance, the numbers will be less,” the DGP said.
The year also saw a total of 241 fatal accidents and 223 grievous ones. There were 827 minor ones too. The accidents resulted in injuries to over 1,000 persons in 2018, figures show.
Chander said there has been an overall 46% increase in the prosecution of traffic offenders in 2018. Wherever road accidents are common, the police has written to PWD to improve the road engineering of those spots, he said.
With continuous efforts there could be a further reduction in road accident deaths by the end of 2019. “It is possible to have a further 10-15% reduction this year provided all the stakeholders work to achieve this,” he said.
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