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Poor roads, faulty helmet: 6 two-wheeler riders die every hour in accidents India needs stricter licensing laws and must ensure use of proper helmets through effective communication and fines
As two-wheelers become more popular in the absence of public transport, the number of road accidents involving these is also growing. More than a third (37%) of those killed in road accidents in 2019 were two-wheeler riders, noted a Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ report published in October this year. More crashes and deaths are resulting from faulty licensing laws, no training, poor roads and unsafe helmets. Just correct helmet use could reduce the risk of fatal injuries by 42% and head injuries by 69%, a World Health Organization report said.
India needs stricter licensing laws and must ensure use of proper helmets through effective communication and fines, experts told IndiaSpend. Mandatory and proper training for riding and handling two-wheelers is a must, as is an overall improvement in road infrastructure. Also, India must bolster public transport in order to reduce traffic. Bike sales grow with income As the gross national income per capita rises, the number of twowheelers also increases; the poorer the country, the higher the growth, according to The United Nations Motorcycle Helmet Study published in 2016. An exponential growth in a country’s twowheeler fleet might result in a rapid increase in the number of motorcycle crashes. India witnessed a rapid growth in per capita incomes in the last decade, which also led to people buying more vehicles– particularly two-wheelers–according to a study by the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. India’s per capita income grew by 28% between 2013 and 2017 while two-wheeler registrations increased by 46% (compared to 44% overall new vehicle registrations) over the same period. Last year, 21.2 million two-wheelers were sold in India and the annual sales are projected to reach 26.6 million units by 2025 at 2.6% growth rate, according to UnivDatos…