Kolkata,
Sep 13: Kolkata has managed to significantly bring down the number of
accidents - both fatal and non-fatal -in 2016 in comparison with the previous
year. The launch of the Safe Drive Save Life campaign, coupled with strict
enforcement of speed rules in the city seem to have made the difference, claim
top Lalbazar officers. According to the latest road accident report – based on
leading cities of India – prepared by the Union ministry of road transport and highways,
2016 witnessed 388 fatal accidents on Kolkata’s streets. There were 421 fatal
accidents in 2015 and 431 in 2014. Not only did the number of fatal accidents
fall by 7.8 per cent but also the total figure of non-fatal accidents dropped
by a substantial 18 per cent. A comparison with other cities will put things
into perspective. In 2016, Delhi saw 1,591 people dying on roads and Chennai
witnessed 1,183 deaths. Similarly, there were a total of 4104 accidents in the
city in 2016 compared to 4981 in 2015. The severity of accidents (number of
persons killed per 100 accidents) is at an all-time low of 9.9, much lesser
than Mumbai (16.6) or Delhi (21.6).The national average is 19.8. Between July 8
and December 31, 2016 – after the safety drive was launched – number of deaths
of helmetless drivers came down to 32 (from 61 during the corresponding period
in 2015). UNI
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