Nepal records sharp increase in road traffic accidents

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, reports about 130 serious accidents and thousands of serious accidents every day. The national transport authorities said. At this rate, the road was as deadly as the civil war over the decade that ended in 2006, nearly 18,000 people died.

19-year-old Rajju Shakya carried the scooter to the university. "There was a turning point at the intersection, I opened the side light and waited, I could not remember anything from behind," she said. Therefore, Shakya dropped his foot under the knee.

Ashim Bajracharya, a senior lecturer at the Ministry of Architecture and Urban Planning, says: Faculty of Engineering, University of Tribhuvan

A recent worldwide disease burden study by Word Health Organization (WHO) reports that a traffic accident is one of the fastest growing epidemics in Southeast Asia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of traffic accident deaths in the world has occurred in middle-low income countries with few registered vehicles. Bajracharya says that increasing numbers of vehicles in Kathmandu far exceeds the road capacity, congestion may be fatal.

Ganesh Raj Rai, Deputy Attorney General of Transportation Administration, said, "Since the incidence of accidents among teenagers is particularly high, we decided to change the statutory age and submit a proposal to reduce motorcycle operation from 16 to 18 The council is cooperating with high school associations to win young drivers.

According to the 2011 report by the Asia-Pacific Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Committee, traffic accidents in Nepal have increased fourfold in the past 10 years and 1,734 people died nationwide in 2009-10. About half of those who died in a traffic accident are pedestrians, cyclists, or those who ride a scooter or motorcycle.

According to the World Bank, in the past decade Nepal has built a road of about 7,000 kilometers nationwide, but more than half of the population can not yet access the all weather road. The Transport Authority is conducting accelerated road construction activities, but there is little recognition or information on traffic rules and traffic safety, which is part of the problem.

"According to this, a new six lanes [13 km] highway was built between Kathmandu and Bhaktapur, many accidents occurred in less than a year.The government will not inform the new plan in general The problem is, "Kichah Chitrakar said local civil engineering company developed E-fort Nepal.

The Bureau of Transportation plans to introduce traffic safety education to schools and stated that they are conducting awareness raising activities.

According to the latest data released by WHO in 2017, the number of deaths from traffic accidents in Nepal reached 4,921, accounting for 01% of total deaths. The age-adjusted mortality rate is 20.13 per 100,000 people and is 79th in the world. Please click on the link below to check other causes of death or select complete health condition

According to the 2011 report by the Asia-Pacific Pacific United Nations Economic and Social Committee, traffic accidents in Nepal have increased fourfold in the past 10 years and 1,734 people died nationwide in 2009-10. Almost half of people who died in a traffic accident are pedestrians, cyclists, or scooters and motorcycles, and many studies have shown that this percentage may be higher in poorer countries It was. According to the World Bank, in the past decade Nepal has built a road of about 7,000 kilometers nationwide, but more than half of the population can not yet access the all weather road. The Transport Authority is conducting accelerated road construction activities, but there is little recognition or information on traffic rules and traffic safety, which is part of the problem.

It is well known that traffic accidents, injuries, and death are currently very common. People who do not comply with road traffic rules and traffic safety measures are the main cause of such traffic accidents. We often hear about traffic accidents for news and friends for erroneous driving, lack of traffic safety regulations, countermeasures, high speed driving, drunk driving and so on. The government developed a variety of traffic and traffic safety regulations in order for everyone to use traffic safety and reduce the number of daily traffic accidents. It is necessary to comply with all regulations and regulations such as implementation of defensive driving, implementation of safety measures, maintenance of speed limit, understanding of road signs.