Accidents on road have become a routine now. Daily we can read about them in newspaper or watch them on news channels but have we ever thought of what is the major cause of accidents? No, because we are busy blaming others for the mishap and move on. I feel main cause of most accidents on road today is because of impatience. Wondering how, here are few in my person experiences on road
Today I was stranded in a busy traffic signal there was hardly any place but the biker behind me was honking. Does honking create additional space for me or force me to move ahead and bang other vehicle? I don’t know. I got space and moved a bit to give ample space for the biker. He moved in but still he has not overtaken me. We were together on that signal till the signal was cleared. Once the signal was cleared he drove at a very high speed, god save him. Bikers are more to accident because their bikes can skid or can bang other vehicle if they lose control. Because one rides bike on balance and the moment you lose, fall on road.
Taxis and bus driver are the one which we should be cautious while driving car. They drive very rashly and at very high speed, if we are not able to give space to them, they don’t mind banging vehicles. Then have good verbal fight on road. There are many L board vehicles on road but neither bus drivers not taxi drivers pay heed to them. Seems like they have forgotten they were also new to road someday and people supported them. Now just because they have become experts doesn’t mean they can make fun of other.
Taxi drivers often ramp bikes and car, then plead for mercy which they hardly get. Then things are taken to nearest police station to resolve the issue. Why? Had you driver your vehicle properly with the stipulated speed limit these things wouldn’t have come to you? Because you didn’t bother for others then now others don’t care for you.
Buses are terror, they change lanes without checking if it may hit other vehicles, they just do it. Buses often ramp cars leading to inconvenience to passengers on board and off board. Why all these suffering?, follow driving rules and avoid it. But who cares for it. Often we can see buses competing with one another on busy roads. Why? to get more passenger but in doing so if we harm anyone then who will take responsibility of it? No answer.
The case with individual car owners is no different they also drive at maximum speed to impress people or joy endangering life of innocent people. We have many examples of “hit and run” cases which became newspaper headlines. Hit and run are the best examples of over speeding. Post-accident the driver of the vechile is left to life long suffering depending upon the punishment awarded to him by the court.
When on road we could care for
1st Safety of people on road
2nd Safety of our vehicle
3rd Safety of our self (Because we have someone waiting for us at home)
It better to be late than being in hospitals, graveyards, police station or lead a miserable life on bed all throughout, which I don’t think anybody will like. So take wise decisions and reap benefits from it.
