NEW DELHI: Velocity kills – and it claimed almost 1.2 lakh lives in 2024, round 70% of all street deaths (1.8 lakh). Non-wearing of helmets and seatbelts triggered 69,088 deaths (39%), exhibiting how street customers’ behaviour stays the most important problem to creating roads safer.Crash and fatality particulars of previous 5 years, submitted by street transport minister Nitin Gadkari in Rajya Sabha Wednesday, present rushing continues to dominate as the principle reason for deadly accidents. Its share in deaths rose from 65% in 2020 to 69% in 2021 and slightly over 71% in 2022. It dipped to 68% in 2023 however elevated once more final 12 months.
Tamil Nadu reported the very best variety of speed-related fatalities – 12,010 out of 24,118 street deaths. Karnataka noticed almost 92% of its 11,360 fatalities attributable to rushing, whereas Madhya Pradesh recorded almost 81% (11,970).Globally too, rushing is a key issue. In response to WHO, even a small rise in common velocity sharply will increase crash threat and severity. “Each 1% improve in imply velocity produces a 4% improve within the deadly crash threat and a 3% improve within the critical crash threat. The chance of demise for pedestrians hit by automobile fronts rises quickly (4.5 occasions from 50 kmph to 65 kmph). In car-to-car facet impacts, the fatality threat for occupants is 85% at 65 kmph,” WHO states.Govt information confirmed a slight dip in deaths resulting from non-wearing of helmets and seatbelts – 69,088 in 2024 in contrast with 70,518 in 2023.Tamil Nadu once more topped in helmet-related deaths with 7,744 fatalities, adopted by MP (6,541) and Maharashtra (5,946). Such deaths have declined in UP and Tamil Nadu however elevated in Maharashtra, MP and Chhattisgarh.For seatbelt-related deaths, UP recorded the very best quantity (2,816), adopted by MP (1,929) and Maharashtra (1,427). These fatalities have fallen in UP, MP and Rajasthan however risen in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana.WHO notes that carrying a seatbelt can scale back the danger of occupants demise by as much as 50%.