Most accidents took place in rush to reach office, home: NCRB data

Nagpur: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2019 data released this week showed Nagpurians met with the most accidents while rushing to office and on their way back. In road accidents, the city’s erratic driving has left even the far bigger cities Mumbai and Pune behind.
The statistics released showed the accident pattern in ‘three-hour slots’ starting from midnight in a 24-hour span. Nagpur witnessed 1,165 incidents which were either accompanied with deaths or just injuries or both on some occasions, where more than one persons were involved. Mumbai witnessed 590 such incidents while Pune’s count was even better at 337.
In Nagpur, the maximum (200) accidents took place between 6pm and 9pm, which is the time when generally there is a rush back to home. There were 194 accidents between 9am and noon, when the rush is generally to reach offices and business places. Around 191 accidents had taken place between 3pm and 6pm.
DCP, traffic, Vikram Sali said the number of accidents is proportionate to the volume of vehicular flow. “The data seems to reflect the rush hours, when the congestion on the roads is due to either office-goers or home-goers. The motorists and bikers rush in the morning to avoid getting late and there is also equally stronger urge to reach home earlier in the evening after office hour,” he said.
Sali said the traffic police are also deployed in more numbers on key roads and junctions during rush hours. “We generally try to monitor congestion and keep checking the speed and rash driving. Citizens must wear protective headgear and also use seat belts,” he said.
Sali also said motorists and bikers should also keep their speed under control and not weave through traffic.
A senior police official also said citizens should avoid speeding on stretches where road construction and Mahametro works are underway. “The civic authorities should attend to potholes on the roads and repair damaged patches, maintain traffic signals so they remain in working condition, and also put up barricades wherever road construction and Mahametro works are underway,” he said.