“Road Safety is No Accident”. Each day more than 2,700 deaths occur worldwide as the result of road accidents. Road crashes kill 1.2 million people every year and injure or disable as many as 50 million more. It is estimated that road traffic deaths will increase by 80% in low and middle-income countries by the year 2030. Most countries are now working to promote safer roads to safe all people through the life. Everyone should respect others while driving or walking on the road and take care of their safety. People safety on the road is one of the most important aspects in order to avoid road side accidents, injury, and death.. There are various measures of creating awareness among common public such as raise awareness through seminars, workshops, conducting researches, students education by adding basic road-safety lessons to syllabus, make people aware about green cross code means stop, look, listen, think and then cross, learning of traffic lights, understanding of road signs, etc. Following all the road safety measures help a lot to protect all the road problems. Some effective measures of road safety are like basic awareness about vehicle, defensive driving according to weather and road conditions, use of vehicle lights and horn, wearing seat belt, well use of vehicle mirrors, avoid over speeding, understanding road lights, maintaining distance of vehicle on road, proper understanding of handling crisis situation. Road safety rules are made for curbing the chances of road accident. That is why there should be a set of regulations to be followed while using roads. These rules are not only applied to the vehicles but for the people who walk on the road or do cycling are also need to follow. Road safety rules are important for various reasons. There are various road safety rules for bikes, cars, trucks, tractors, etc. Driving license & number plates of the vehicles are the valid proofs. A vehicle with proper identity acts as a safeguard for moving it on road. Most of the accident cases occur due to the high speed of the vehicle. For cutting down this irresponsible act of driving road safety rules are setup. All governments are implementing various strict rules for vehicles. Drivers should follow signals and signboards near schools, hospitals, and other public places. In order to do this, it is necessary to promote safe behavior and create awareness on road safety for the sake of the greater good of all human beings.
Prepared by- Professor. Dr. Muna Abdulwahab Khaleel
College of Nursing / Al-Mustaqbal University / 2023-2024