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Visakhapatnam: Though speeding accounts for over 60 per cent of deaths due to road accidents in Andhra Pradesh in 2020, there is no foolproof mechanism in the state to control the problem.
A total of 7,039 people were killed and 19,675 persons suffered injuries in 17,924 road accidents in Andhra Pradesh in 2020 as per the latest data of NCRB in its ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India-2020’ report.
The NCRB data classified the cause-wise distribution of road accidents. Out of all causes in the state in 2020, ‘overspeeding’ was the reason for 4,778 deaths and 13,774 injuries in 12,344 cases.
The data also revealed that dangerous or careless driving/overtaking contributed to 1,221 deaths and 3,630 injuries in 3,300 cases in the state in 2020.
The speed limit on national highways and state highways in Andhra Pradesh is 80 to 100 kmph but most motorists exceed the limit, leading to road crashes.
While police and Road Transport Authority (RTA) personnel have been monitoring the speed of vehicles using speed laser guns, there is not enough equipment to pinpoint and apprehend violators. The absence of the speed limit display boards on some stretches is another reason for vehicles speeding.
A senior police officer with the traffic wing said most of the speed laser guns in the state that can register the speed of a vehicle cannot capture the vehicle’s image at night as they do not have an infrared flash. “The radar guns, however, don’t work at the time when most vehicles are found to be speeding, that is, during the night. Speeding in the night and in the early hours is one of the main reasons for accidents on the roads,” he added.
Police and RTA personnel are chalking out plans to procure the latest equipment to mitigate incidents of speeding and speed-related accidents.
A total of 7,039 people were killed and 19,675 persons suffered injuries in 17,924 road accidents in Andhra Pradesh in 2020 as per the latest data of NCRB
A total of 7,039 people were killed and 19,675 persons suffered injuries in 17,924 road accidents in Andhra Pradesh in 2020 as per the latest data of NCRB in its ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India-2020’ report.
The NCRB data classified the cause-wise distribution of road accidents. Out of all causes in the state in 2020, ‘overspeeding’ was the reason for 4,778 deaths and 13,774 injuries in 12,344 cases.
The data also revealed that dangerous or careless driving/overtaking contributed to 1,221 deaths and 3,630 injuries in 3,300 cases in the state in 2020.
The speed limit on national highways and state highways in Andhra Pradesh is 80 to 100 kmph but most motorists exceed the limit, leading to road crashes.
While police and Road Transport Authority (RTA) personnel have been monitoring the speed of vehicles using speed laser guns, there is not enough equipment to pinpoint and apprehend violators. The absence of the speed limit display boards on some stretches is another reason for vehicles speeding.
A senior police officer with the traffic wing said most of the speed laser guns in the state that can register the speed of a vehicle cannot capture the vehicle’s image at night as they do not have an infrared flash. “The radar guns, however, don’t work at the time when most vehicles are found to be speeding, that is, during the night. Speeding in the night and in the early hours is one of the main reasons for accidents on the roads,” he added.
Police and RTA personnel are chalking out plans to procure the latest equipment to mitigate incidents of speeding and speed-related accidents.
A total of 7,039 people were killed and 19,675 persons suffered injuries in 17,924 road accidents in Andhra Pradesh in 2020 as per the latest data of NCRB
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