Accidents in Large City
Accidents have been occurred in many large cities especially road accident which is collision between any vehicles (for example car, truck, motorcycle, etc.) or it can be with any pedestrian, animal or the hindrance placed in the middle of the road. The accident occurred could result in many injuries or demage to the property. The most important of road accident which come into account is the carelessness of the drivers and their ignorance and negligence of the traffic rules.
Thailand is one of the countries which have the highest number of deaths from accident on the road the most in the world. The main reason behind the accidents which occur so frequently on the road is that in attention which is given during driving a car. There would probably lesser amount of accidents if proper attention and rules are followed during traveling. There could be reason related to weather which also come into effect into the reason behind accident which is driving too fast in bed weather conditions. The other main reason which can cause massive accident in consumption of alcohol during driving. There are some statistics related to the number of accidents in Thailand.
1. Driver driving under the influence of alcohol cause 1305 accident and 899 of casualties
2. Driver travelling too close to other vehicles cause 587 accidents and 329 casualties
3. Driver reversing negligently cause 338 accidents and 189 casualties
4. Pedestrians crossing road in dangerous places cause 256 and 126 casualties
5. Drivers travelling too quickly in bed weather conditions cause 76 and 48 casualties
According to above information, there are four factors which are responsible for these types of road accidents which are:
Driver driving under the influence of alcohol cause road accidents because their judgment is impaired and they are not able to quickly react in certain driving situations. As we have heard and read on the newspaper, road accidents have been happened almost every day especially from drunk driver. Drinking too much alcohol will affect the drivers’ body while driving. It can make drivers’ decisions more slowly, the reaction is decreased the visibility is reduced at night and tunnel vision is occurred. It can also make people sleepy and fatigued. Research has shown that people who have consumed alcohol have a reduced ability to be able to judge how fact they are moving or the distance between themselves and other objects or people. This is especially dangerous when driving as these skills are essential for knowing how to make self decisions on the road.
People’s ignorance and negligence of the traffic rules cause of accidents. Drivers sometimes drive recklessly which include speeding, driving too close to the car in front, not respecting traffic regulations, improper lane changing or weaving, etc. These behaviors will cause of accidents both with vehicles themselves, pedestrians and other driver. Drivers who are driving the cars do not know how fast they are driving and they always change lane without giving some signals which made other drivers get angry.
Pedestrian accidents happen when they are running to cross the road or are hidden by an obstacle, so the drivers are startled and reacted too late. Crossing the street is a difficult task for pedestrians, even in so-called ‘protected’ crosswalks. It is worth noting that the majority of the pedestrians accidents happened while the person was crossing the street, a potential source of anxiety and difficulty for young and old alike, especially in big cities or areas where traffic is heavy. Running across the street is commonplace in children, but also in some young people and adults as well. As regards prevention, we might mention that running across the street puts the avoidance maneuvers when they suddenly sense the danger or see the obstacle. In Thailand, many pedestrians are not using crosswalk so it cause of deaths and injuries.
Inclement weather is another factor causing road accidents. Heavy rain can decrease the visibility of drivers and cause them to misjudge the distance of other vehicles surrounding them. Driving through heavy rain too fast many not allow drives enough time to stop when approaching another such as after heavy rains, which may cause vehicles to slide and make it difficult to come to a complete stop.
In conclusion, these situations can cause road accidents in Thailand. I think that the most important cause of road accidents is drunk driving. We should adopt safe driving for our life, so we should not drink alcohol at all while we are driving. Moreover, followed the traffic regulations will help to decrease the number of accidents and casualties on the road. Not only drives who drive the drivers who drive the cars but also everyone has to help by driving safely in order to decrease the number of deaths and injuries of people on the road.