Increased road accidents - What is the actual reason?

Countless number of road accidents occur every single day, and many of which are preventable end up in deaths ! Since last two weeks I came across news regarding many deadly terrible accidents one after the other ,especially in the northern part of SriLanka. Most of them were related with containers and buses.

What could be the main reason behind these accidents and how to prevent them? Discuss it below

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Originally Posted by Helena

Countless number of road accidents occur every single day, and many of which are preventable end up in deaths ! Since last two weeks I came across news regarding many deadly terrible accidents one after the other ,especially in the northern part of SriLanka. Most of them were related with containers and buses.

What could be the main reason behind these accidents and how to prevent them? Discuss it below

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Hi Helena,

Here are some common causes of accident .
Drunk driving
Speeding
Reckless driving
Running red light
Rain etc.
How we can proven from the accidents . the best solution is carefully driving

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Hi Helena,

Here are some common causes of accident .
Drunk driving
Speeding
Reckless driving
Running red light
Rain etc.
How we can proven from the accidents . the best solution is carefully driving

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Other than these reason the major reson what I have seen is the increase of the number of vehicles on the road than past. With that and also the carelessness of the drivers, they always drive in races. These cause mainly for the road accients.

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Originally Posted by Helena

Countless number of road accidents occur every single day, and many of which are preventable end up in deaths ! Since last two weeks I came across news regarding many deadly terrible accidents one after the other ,especially in the northern part of SriLanka. Most of them were related with containers and buses.

What could be the main reason behind these accidents and how to prevent them? Discuss it below

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The reasons for road accidents are carelessness and distractions maybe. It is a must to keep our mindset stable while traveling .

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Hi Helena,

Here are some common causes of accident .
Drunk driving
Speeding
Reckless driving
Running red light
Rain etc.
How we can proven from the accidents . the best solution is carefully driving

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But the sad truth is most drivers doesn't drive carefully.Most of them try to overtake others or go on a race with other vehicles.Especially on highways!

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Originally Posted by Lorraine

Other than these reason the major reson what I have seen is the increase of the number of vehicles on the road than past. With that and also the carelessness of the drivers, they always drive in races. These cause mainly for the road accients.

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Exactly having races on road plays a major part in road accidents.It would be useful if anyone suggests how to minimize these type of accidents.

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Originally Posted by Shivani

The reasons for road accidents are carelessness and distractions maybe. It is a must to keep our mindset stable while traveling .

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Yes Distraction!! The drivers should be more responsible:(

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Originally Posted by Helena

Countless number of road accidents occur every single day, and many of which are preventable end up in deaths ! Since last two weeks I came across news regarding many deadly terrible accidents one after the other ,especially in the northern part of SriLanka. Most of them were related with containers and buses.

What could be the main reason behind these accidents and how to prevent them? Discuss it below

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When talking about bike accidents the only reason should be the excitements of bike riders who don't even care about the third people!

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Originally Posted by Helena

Countless number of road accidents occur every single day, and many of which are preventable end up in deaths ! Since last two weeks I came across news regarding many deadly terrible accidents one after the other ,especially in the northern part of SriLanka. Most of them were related with containers and buses.

What could be the main reason behind these accidents and how to prevent them? Discuss it below

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The reasons for road accident are carelessness,irresponsibility, drunk and drive,over speed, and driving while talking in the phone. People should take their own responsibility while driving and government should implement proper rules to avoid these kinds of accidents.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

Hi Helena,

Here are some common causes of accident .
Drunk driving
Speeding
Reckless driving
Running red light
Rain etc.
How we can proven from the accidents . the best solution is carefully driving

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Exactly these are the major reasons and vehicles racing in the roads also a major reasons for increasing road accidents.