Road Safety Speech – 3

"Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen!

First of all, I want to thank all the event organizers and management team for doing such a great effort for public welfare and of course, all the people who are gathered here with us all. Today, this social event has been organized in this locality because the number of road accidents are rising day by day and thus people need to get aware of this public issue.

More than 1.2 million people are killed and 20 to 50 million people suffer from serious injuries worldwide every year due to road accidents and hence it has become a serious issue these days. According to a prediction of a report known as “Global Status Report on Road Safety”, road accidents will become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. We should consider this as an alarm for us because most of the road accidents are the cause of carelessness and hence it is becoming a big issue.

There could many reasons for the happening of the road accidents. Negligence or the recklessness of the driver or any other person is the main cause of road accidents. People do not follow the traffic instructions and rules properly and hence it leads to severe injuries and deaths. We can normally see people who jump traffic signals, driving while drunk, not wearing seat belts etc. We all know that what kind of rules and regulation are there in India. There are no proper rules, regulation and strictness on the roads. There are hardly very few places in India, where they follow proper rules. But it is not only up to the government but people should also have some respect towards the rules and regulations.

In many places in India, there is a lack of emergency services for treatment of people who are caught by an accident. There are many other reasons for the road accidents. To get a driving license has become quite easy these days and it is dangerous because the people who do not know about driving properly can harm others who are using the same road. Population explosion, economics developments, industrialization and motorization in the country are the roots of these accidents. As much as the country will get modernized, the use of vehicles will increase. The problem of the road safety is of everyone who is using the roads.

There is urgency for the strict rules and regulations for safety on roads. Everyone should follow the instructions and rules while driving or while using a vehicle. These days, the craze of bikes between youngsters is increasing and hence they should follow the rules such as wearing a helmet and speed limit. While using a car, we should always use the seatbelt and maintain the speed limit. Harsh driving or driving while drunk is the main cause of accidents that happens with the cars.

Our lives are in our hands and thus it is necessary to follow rules and proper instructions while using a road. On this note I would like to thank all the people for gathering here and for making this social event successful.

Thank you!
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