In Gurugram, a city in NCR adjacent to Delhi, more than 400 people are losing their lives in 1000 road accidents every year. Gurugram Traffic Police and Rahgiri Foundation together conducted a survey to know the cause of road accidents and deaths in the year 2023. Many shocking facts came to light in this. According to the crash report of the year 2023, the maximum accidents and deaths in the district are happening between 6 pm and 6 am.
This survey was conducted to reduce accidents and incidents. In such a situation, a target has been set to reduce road accidents and deaths by 20 percent in the coming one year. According to the crash report, 439 people died in 1190 road accidents in the year 2023. Apart from this, 1020 people were seriously injured. 62 percent of the deaths in these accidents occurred between 6 pm and 6 am. 58 percent of the accidents also occurred at night.
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According to experts, the roads of Gurugram are not safe for walking at night. In Gurugram, one youth dies in road accidents every 20 hours. This has been revealed in the data prepared by the traffic police.
Technical flaws on many roads: Road safety expert Navdeep Singh said that the city roads are not safe to walk on at night. Apart from lack of adequate lighting on these roads at night, poor road engineering, lack of adequate signage boards and reflectors are also a major reason. Apart from this, illegal parking of vehicles on the inner roads of the city including Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Kundli-Manesar-Palwal is also considered a major cause of accidents. Apart from this, drivers put their lives as well as others’ lives at risk by driving in the wrong direction in search of a short-cut at night. The awareness campaign of the police is also becoming ineffective.
More accidents happen on national highways
According to the crash report, the national highway accounts for 2.1 percent of the total road network in Gurugram, but it is a matter of concern that 45 percent of road accidents and deaths occur in just 2.1 percent of the area. Whereas 55 percent of deaths and accidents occur on the inner roads of the city. In such a situation, there are many reasons for accidents on the national highway at night. Among these, lack of proper reflectors, high speed, insufficient lighting and illegal parking as well as poor road engineering are a major reason.
Traveling on these five roads is dangerous at night
The survey of the crash report of the year 2023 revealed that most accidents happen on Wednesday in a week. Apart from this, five roads of the city are most unsafe at night. There is a high risk of accidents on these roads. These include SPR Cloverleaf, Ghata Village Chowk, Golf Course Road, MG Road and Farrukhnagar built on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway. Most accidents and deaths occur on these roads at night.
Invoices are also being deducted
The traffic police issues challans to two thousand drivers who violate traffic rules. One thousand challans are issued by the zonal officers of the traffic police, while more than one thousand challans are issued daily through CCTV cameras installed on the roads.
Sarika Panda Bhatt of Raahgiri Foundation said, ”Crash Report 2023 has been prepared by conducting a survey to know the causes of accidents and deaths. Based on that report, the shortcomings will be rectified to reduce the graph, so that people who leave home in the morning definitely reach home to their families at night and the number of road accidents can also be reduced.”
DCP Traffic Virender Vij, ”Most accidents are happening on the city roads at night, in which many people are losing their lives. To reduce accidents, an action plan will soon be prepared in collaboration with all the departments. Everyone will work together on this. A target has been set to reduce road accidents and mishaps by 20 percent this year.”
