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10
SPEED
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From this digest onwards we are starting a discussion on various human errors responsible for road accidents
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The Fact
Over speeding is the single most important cause of road accidents all over the world.
In India it was responsible for 58.3% road accidents and 56% of deaths in these accidents in 2010
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Up to 30 km/hr - risk of crash being fatal is minimal. at 50km/hr 3 times risk of a major accident at 80km/hr - 20 times risk of a major accident
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Example 1:
if some one attempts a suicide from the first floor [4mt], then there are chances he may not succeed. If the same person makes an attempt from the fourth floor [16mt], there is a fair chance his wish may be fulfilled. The reason is that in his later attempt, the velocity near ground would become double to that of the previous one [64 km/hr against 32 km/hr].
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Example 2:
While breaking a coconut on some auspicious occasion you must have noticed how easily a very hard coconut turns into pieces when you strike it on the floor with a great speed/force.
Now you can well understand how dangerous the speed factor can be on roads.
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- - - - Suppose, by such exhaustive driving you have saved some 30 valuable minutes, what will you do with these so-called 'valuable 30 minutes'? At the most you can have a cup of tea or relax for a few minutes.
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- - - Now, honestly you calculate how much time you spend daily sitting idle in front of the television. According audiencemap[aMap] survey, in India on any regular day an individual spends two and a half hours watching TV. If you are not a taxi driver then an honest comparison of the hours saved on highways vis-a-vis time spent for entertainment would confirm that in majority of cases, saving time is not a genuine reason for speeding.
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- - - These 30 minutes saved by risky driving could cost you and your loved ones dearly. Is this small amount of time really more precious than our lives? ?
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Whether he derives any pleasure from reckless driving only he can tell but once an accident occurs, the condition of both the driver and his vehicle certainly become a reason for a strange kind of thrill among spectators and passers-by.
In the age group of 15- 20 years, road accidents are the number one cause of death in India.
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Two-wheelers lose balance more easily as compared to four-wheelers when brakes are applied all of a sudden.
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While launching any new vehicle, be it a two wheeler or a four wheeler, it s pick-up and speed are touted as it s USP. They claim that that within 5-6 seconds it can achieve a speed of 60km/hr. An advertisement shows a biker racing with a tiger or a SUV going faster than a helicopter. Some companies even claim to take you into space. Indeed they may do so, but God knows whether you would return or become a twinkling star in space forever !
Are the road conditions in India really good enough to drive fast ?
Are these auto manufacturers completely unaware of the conditions of Indian roads? Don t they know that majority of Indian roads are not suitable for more than 60 km/hr whether it is a two or a four wheeler? May be true on an Express Highway
[that constitutes only 0.02% of total roads]
and one can save some time without compromising on safety. But given the condition of our national and state highways, it is a futile exercise. www.tsunamionroads.org
Even many SPEEDKINGS or champion Riders have lost their lives in Motorcycling !! CRASH FILES - - since 1980... Riders who have died while competing in World Motorcycling Championship
1980: Patrick Pons (France),British GP 1981: Michel Rougerie (France),Yugoslavian GP 1981: Sauro Pazzaglia (Italy),Italian GP 1981: Alain Beraud (France),Czech GP 1983: Michel Frutschi (Switzerland),French GP 1983: Rolf Ruttimann (Switzerland),Croatian GP 1983: Norman Brown (Ireland),British GP 1983: Peter Huber (Switzerland),British GP 1984: Kevin Wrettom (England),Belgian GP 1989: Ivan Palazzese (Venezuela),German GP 1993: Noboyuki Wakai (Japan),Spanish GP 2003: Daijiro Kato (Japan),Japanese GP 2010: Shoya Tomizawa (Japan),Japanese GP 2011: Marco Simoncelli (Italy),Malaysian GP
Sequence of the crash (clockwise from top) which claimed the life of Honda rider Marco Simoncelli
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Driving speed depends more on the condition of infrastructure rather than the digits in the milometer.
- - - in the next digest we will discuss some other human errors followed by automobile and road defects. After that we will take up the role of different agencies to control this malady [like role of citizens, traffic authorities, automobile companies, public works depts., health dept, media, parents, NGOs, etc, etc]
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In future, besides road accidents, following topics will also be discussed on this platform :
How to decongest our cities Vehicle induced environmental pollution Arrogance on Roads: Aggressive driving and Road rage Public Attitude towards traffic rules in the City Problems of pedestrians Road traffic and global warming The economics of vehicles Petroleum Subsidy: Right or Wrong? Biography of urban roads in India Traffic Policeman: Problems & Challenges Drinking & Driving
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