Help me out with Safety Tips

According to a survey in India, over 137,000 people were killed in road accidents in 2013 alone that is more than the number of people killed in all our wars put together. It’s getting worse than wars as that number of people lost their lives in road accidents. Many steps have been taken up by the government to ensure the safety of people on road. Many road signs including speed limit, Breakers ahead, School ahead are planted beside the road but many don’t prefer even to give a look. Though all the major accidents do not cause due to neglecting road signs or you can say not following the safety rules but majority of it are caused due to inattention. Some of the major causes of road accidents are Distracted Driving, Over-Speeding, Drunk Driving, Wrong-Way Driving, Signal Jumping, Street Racing and Tire Blowouts. The Environmental Conditions such as Snow, Ice rains or Fog are also sometimes conscientious.

As the saying goes "Prevention is better than cure". We can prevent road accidents by taking care of following safety tips:

1. Keeping a safe Distance:

Take it seriously that’s why it is on the top of list. How can I keep a safe distance? Well for that people need to keep an eye on the vehicle moving ahead respective to one’s vehicle. People should have an idea of speed of the vehicle moving ahead, if they slow down than apply the brake and if they accelerate than twist the throttle. In this manner the safe distance can be maintained. The safe distance allows a person to stop his own vehicle when the vehicle moving ahead applies brakes suddenly. It can avoid unnecessary collision.

2. Be On your left:

Drivers from Europe and Middle East might find it awkward. Some of them may say Sorry, I mean WHAT?, beg your pardon sir and all types of stone deaf statements. But it is true we Indians have that. We drive on the left side of the road and advice this too, keep left side always.

3. Being Responsible while taking a turn:

Suppose if person intents to turn left, he needs to be close to left side of the road, and then turn to left. Don’t forget to light the indicators few metres before the turn. Similarly if person intends to turn right, position yourself in the middle of the road slowly; let the vehicles behind to overtake and then turn to your right. Again, don’t forget to light the indicators few metres before the turn. Avoid hand signals but do use them if indicators are out of order.

4. Stick to the rules:

Reading driver’s manual makes people aware of different safety rules, traffic rules and road signs. It is essential to learn before somebody gets his/her vehicle on road. Do stick to them; they can save life of people on the road. The hand book may be defines as the book that has been jointly developed by the Health and Safety Authority as a tool for working drivers/drivers to help them understand and manage the risks that they face and create when driving for work.

5. Wearing safety gears:

Wherever there is risk of getting injured safety gears or equipments are there to help. Look at the equipment that is standard for football players or hockey players or among others. There are specific safety equipments that are designed for sports especially. Similarly, while driving there are safety gears available in the market such as helmets, gloves, glasses etc.

We, being responsible citizen of India, have to make people aware of road safety. The situation is getting worse as there is one death every four minutes due to a road accident in India. I would like to end my article with a quote "Be safe on road as someone will be waiting for you at home".