Drivers on duty at vehicles deployed for the Char Dham Yatra scheduled from May 13 must be aware and avoid negligence and rash driving while deciding hilly routes since even a bit of negligence on their part may cause serious accident. The available data suggest rash driving and negligence as two major reasons of road accidents took place during May 2012.
Rash driving and negligence were cause of 81 accidents out of total 89 accidents took place during May 2012 when pressure of vehicles on hilly road was high. Slipping of vehicles and collision with trees were among other regions of accidents.
The figures show that 64 accidents occurred during day followed by 25 during night. Crashed vehicles included 32 two-wheelers, 17 cars, seven trucks, six buses, and five trucks. The figures also reveal that vehicles collided head on in 57 incidents of accidents.
Drivers on tour of hilly areas must take extra precautions while overtaking a vehicle since 10 incidents took place when the drivers made attempt to overtake the vehicles. In their attempts, vehicles crashed into the other ones. Poor fitness of vehicle was among the other cause of accidents.
So, avoid rash driving for safe journey. Recently, issuing an advisory transport department said that the drivers must be apprised of all do’s and don’ts of driving vehicles on hilly roads. They should know that the descending vehicles on the slopes should give way to ascending vehicle. Each vehicle must posses First Aid Box and wooden blocks.