On March 4, India observes National Safety Day and one of the key features of the day is to raise awareness and commitment towards road safety. The National Safety Council of India marked this day to create awareness of safety principles which include road safety, workplace safety and human health safety. The day also highlights the importance of traffic rules, safety rules and measures that citizens should take to avoid mishaps. Road accidents are one of the major causes of death around the world. USA, Germany and Iran are amongst the countries where major road accidents take place. India is also amongst those countries where the cause of death is mostly due to road accidents.
On National Safety Day, let’s take a look at countries with the highest number of road accidents and where does India stand:
USA
The United States of America has a distinguished record of the highest number of road accidents in the world. The country recorded 2.21 million accidents in 2018 which resulted in 37,461 deaths and around 3 million people injured. It is the largest road network in the world and the second-largest consumer of automobiles.
Japan
Japan is the second country with 499,232 road accidents with 4,698 deaths and 614,155 injuries as recorded in 2018. The country is the third-largest market of automobiles and the sixth biggest road network.
India
India ranks third in road accidents with 480,652 road accidents that claimed 150, 785 lives, which is more than any other country. The country’s road network is the second biggest in the world.
Germany
In Europe, Germany is the biggest market for automobiles and has recorded 308,145 road accidents in 2018. This has led to 3,206 deaths and more than 3 lakh injured people. Although Germany does not have a dense network, the number of accidents is surprising.
Taiwan
Taiwan is an island nation in East Asia and stands fifth in the list of highest road accidents. It has a list of 305,556 road accidents with 403,906 injured people. The number of deaths stood at 1604 and the country has the lowest road network in the world.
In 2022, the Indian state with the highest number of road accidents was Tamil Nadu, with over 64 thousand cases reported, followed by Madhya Pradesh, with over 54 thousand reported road accidents.
India ranks first in the number of deaths caused by road accidents, with an 11% share of accidents globally. A total of 4,12,432 road accidents took place in 2021, claiming a total of 1,53,972 lives and causing injuries to 3,84,448 people, an increase of 12.6% compared to the previous year.
The United States reported two million road traffic accidents in 2018, resulting in more than three million injuries. Japan ranks second in the world for car accidents, with close to 500,000 accidents reported in the same year.
The total number of deaths in road crashes across the globe dropped from 1.25 million to 1.19 million in the ten-year period. However, India's road safety record deteriorated, with fatalities increasing from 1.34 lakh in 2010 to 1.54 lakh in 2021. India's share in global road fatalities also rose from 11% to 13%.
Road accidents have been a major cause for concern across the Indian subcontinent. In 2022 alone, the country reported nearly 169 thousand fatalities due to road accidents. Each year, about three to five percent of the country's GDP was invested in road accidents.
Roads in India are an important mode of transport in India. India has a network of over 6,331,791 kilometres (3,934,393 mi) of roads (as of 31 December 2022). This is the second-largest road network in the world, after the United States.
1. Netherlands. Road safety score of 7.86/10: The safest roads in the world can be found in the Netherlands, with the small nation in northern Europe achieving a score of 7.86/10.
Driver distraction is one of the leading causes of road accidents in India. As per statistics, 47% of people receive calls on their mobile devices while driving, causing road accidents. However, out of these, 41% are comfortable using their phones for work-related purposes.
Of 183 countries and territories analyzed in the WHO database, the Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic had by far the most deaths per capita in 2019, when the most recent data was analyzed, at 64.6 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that men cause an average of 6.1 million accidents per year in the US, and women cause 4.4 million accidents per year. Males do 62% of the driving, but only cause 58% of the accidents.
Speeding accounted for over 72% of India's total road accidents. Driving on the wrong side was the second highest cause, followed by drunk driving and use of mobile phones while behind the wheel.
Every year, approximately 1.5 lakh people dies on India roads, which translate, on an average, into 1130 accidents and 422 deaths every day or 47 accidents and 18 deaths every hour.
Increase in speed multiplies the risk of accident and severity of injury during accident. Faster vehicles are more prone to accident than the slower one and the severity of accident will also be more in case of faster the severity of accident will also be more in case of faster vehicles.
Road crashes claimed more than 200,000 lives in India alone and contributed to the economic loss of approximately 3% GDP. 17 people die every hour on Indian roads and around 4.07 LAC.
There are nearly 43,000 fatal crashes a year in the U.S., but there's at least a glimmer of hope: The actual deadly car crash rate is less than 1%. Let's dive into the numbers: In 2021, there were an estimated 6,102,936 police-reported vehicle accidents in the United States. Of those, 39,508 were fatal.
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