Road safety

The main roads and highways in our country are used by many types of vehicles such as cars, lorries, buses and motorcycles travel along. The roads in cities and towns are often chocked with vehicles until traffic jams are created. The roads that linked big towns are also fulled wtih vehicles that it is almost impossible to go any faster than the slow lorries.

The jams and the crawling pace are uncontrolable and unavoidable as much as possible. The danger posed by these overcrawding is something else actually. Traffic accidents take thousands of lives each year and caused many more people to be scarred and maimed. The newspaper carried out news of such accidents almost everyday. Therefore, it is of utmost important to us as road users to know about some basic facts concerning road safety so that we do not become one of the victim of such an accident.

While it is impossible to prevent all of the accidents, but at least we can try our best to minimise the possibility of it. For an example, if we walk, we must be careful not to get into the path of oncoming traffic. It is far safer and less tense to use an overhead pedestrian bridge or zebra lines to cross a road. However for the sake of speed and maybe excitement, many people simply cross a busy street wherever they like. The public should imagine that an old lady may have problems climbing an overhead bridge, but mothers with young children take an enormous risk by moving across the road under the bridge.

Human flesh and bones cannot hope to challenge unyielding steel. Therefore, if we value our own lives it is better that to cross the roads via safe routes, but not playing a cat-and-mouse game with cars and buses. Those who are using bicycles and motorcycles are about the worst road offenders there are. That is undenialbe that the cyclists and motorcyclists constitute the largest number of road fatalities. This is simply because of those cyclists travel against the traffic and the motorcyclists carry five people instead of the maximum of two and crash helmet are worn carelessly or not at all. In addition, young boys race thier souped-up machines in the middle of the town. They weave in and out of traffic causing danger to everyone. Many of these young upstarts do not live to see their next birthday. Therefore, we should ride our motorcycles with utmost care and respect for other road users.

In the hands of many drivers, the car is an extention of their personality. Reckless driving can result in unpleasant consequences. Basically, it is the cause of many accidents. Drivers of lorries and other heavy vehicles are the worst culprits. A fully-ladden timber truck trying to overtake another one not only holds up traffic but makes it so easy for an unsuspecting oncoming car to smash into. These are all the causes of accidents but sometimes it is quite hard to expect them to stop doing all these dangerous things.

In conclusion, to minimise the probability of being a victim of an accident there are certain things must be followed. First of all, respect traffic signs and as well as rules; never race with anyone; use pedestrian crossing; keep away from potential dangers and finally ensure that your vehicles are in good condition. Having faulty brakes or blown lamps at night do not contribute anything to your well being. Nobody likes broken limbs spilled blood as well.