Samir Pathak, who has authored 7 books about road safety, stressed on taking rest during long driving sessions as fatigue has drastically increased road accidents.
Majority of the people do not have any idea about when to hit the break, accelerate or overtake and how to judge distance between vehicles. Road safety consultant Samir Pathak cleared the air on many myths related to driving and causes behind accidents. He advised people to understand how a human body and vehicle respond while driving.
Pathak was addressing an audience of more than 500 persons, including traffic policemen, drivers of police vehicles and public transport, as well as other citizens. The audiences were invited to the Town Hall for a workshop on the road safety as part of
Traffic Safety Week.
Providing startling figures acquired through research, Pathak stressed on the need to reduce the speed of driving. According to him, 60% of all the accidents in India are caused due to over-speeding, while 20% are caused due to over-crowding. "85% of total accidents are caused due to driver's mistake. Hence, driver should know what causes accidents. Too many passengers can obstruct a driver's ability to drive," said Pathak.
Pathak, who has authored seven books about road safety, also stressed on taking rest during long driving sessions. According to him, fatigue has drastically increased road accidents. "I have come across many drivers, who were asked to drive continuously and this in turn resulted in low body reflexes causing accidents," said Pathak. He also stressed on regular eye check up, to know the depth of vision, which varies from person to person.
"Every day, more than 350 persons die on roads because of accidents. 41% of these accidents are caused at night, even though traffic is 50% less than day time. Due to visual detail defect in the eyes, drivers of large vehicles cannot see smaller vehicles and pedestrians clearly. Drivers must know their visual
capacity before hitting the paddle," said Pathak.
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