Eighty per cent of accidents in the hills state of Himachal Pradesh are due to human faults, 15 per cent due to bad condition of the road and adverse weather conditions and 5 per cent due to technical issues, state chief secretary B.K Agarwal said on Friday.
Chairing a high level meeting on road safety, the Chief Secretary directed officials to take effective steps so that the security of life and property could be ensured in the state.
Agarwal said there is an average of 3,000 accidents per year in the state and to reduce these, the Public Works Department, Police and Road Transport Department should jointly work together.
He said cases of two wheeler accidents have been reported highest in the state, while motor car accidents have increased from 30 to 36 percent and bus accidents are 8 to 11 percent.
The chief secretary said 505 black spots have been identified in the state, which is reported sensitive to cause accidents in the state, ordering District Superintendent of Police and Public Works Department (PWD) to jointly visit these sites and ensure the improvement of these sites.
He also directed the Road Transport Department to conduct comparative study of the causes of bus accidents in the state and also asked the department to create a policy within one month to stop the accidents and said that strict adherence to the rules should be ensured to prevent accidents.
Agarwal directed to ensure quality and improvement in 270 driving schools in the state adding that they should have biometric machines and it should be mandatory to keep all records of these schools.