Road Safety- Think And Dirve

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Road safety is one of those topics about which a lot is being said and little is done. People blame government for the accidents and road mishaps, but they have to understand that it is people like them who drive and walk on the road.

Riding without helmet, driving without fastening seat belts are some of the most common traffic rule violations. When those individuals are fined for their ignorance they argue with the statements like “You didn’t catch that guy, see he is also not following the rules”. Such a behavior to point finger at others can never be helpful in improving the traffic. It is us who has to take the initiate to bring the change.

By following simple and easy traffic rules you can save your and someone else’s life too. There are numerous cases of drunk driving in which the sober victim has to pay the ultimate price. Useless honking while signal is red is not going to help in anyways in turning the red signal to green.

Many a times people say that they follow rules but it is others who don’t let them follow rules. It is one of the most untrue and vague statements. If someone is honking at you just because you stopped at red light does not mean you have to jump the red light, if someone is not using horn before overtaking then you don’t have to do the same and same is for all other situations.

Few days back I had an encounter while I was riding to the local market place. A guy from behind kept honking, not to mention with his extra loud pressure horns. I gave him side to overtake, which he did. He drove in a fancy manner through the relatively small streets. The street connected to the main road and as I reached that intersection I saw the guy standing with a police officer. Even I was stopped by the police but they left me after checking my papers but because he was not wearing helmet and had a fancy number plate which led him to a heavy fine. This time the violator just paid the price with the fine but same will not be case for many. For some fine would be their lives and is worst when such violators take someone else’s life.

With the big brands coming to raise awareness among people for the cause, the condition seems to be improving and there is a hope for a better traffic. Nissan Safety Driving Forum (NSFD) is one such attempt to raise awareness among individuals for safe driving in India. It has already reached 2 lakh individuals and growing strongly. The NSFD has covered various cities Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai are few of them. We should also come out and make contributions to this event and make Indian roads a lot safer and driving on Indian roads safer.