6 causes of accidents!

Inemesit Udodiong 10:06 - 20 October 2015

Road accident

The World Health Organization(WHO) has highlighted the major causes of traffic accidents that result in deaths.

On Monday, October 20th, World Health Organization(WHO) released the Global Status Report on Road Safety.

This report stated that Africa has the highest number of accident-related deaths.

It also highlighted the major causes of accidents.

Here are six risk factors:

Speeding
Drunk driving
Riding without helmets
Driving without seatbelts
Lack of child seats
Vehicles without basic safety standards.

READ: Godswill Akpabio ignores traffic light, crashes into another car

Recommendations from the report include; maximum speed of 50 kilometres (31 miles) per hour in urban areas, banning drunk driving, mandatory helmet use for all two-wheel users, including children, national seatbelt laws, belts in the front and back seats.

READ: 3 major causes of accidents by the Federal Road Safety Corps

On regulations and laws, Etienne Krug, head of WHO’s disability, violence and injury prevention unit, warns the people in charge to take it seriously.

“Decision makers need to rethink transport policies. The lack of policies aimed at vulnerable road users is killing our people and harming our cities.”