left is left,right is always right

in childhood we were taught a lesson on road safety. it is emphasized to keep left on roads always.

but in India there are no footpaths so the rule has to be read differently . for vehicles ,it is always keep left, whereas for pedestrian,it should be keep always right.

most of the accidents occuring on roads is hit and run by vehicles to pedestrians.usually while walking on left the walker will not be able to see the on coming traffic from behind.he will have to keep turning back to watch the on coming traffic.

if on the other hand the commuter walks on the right hand side , he can see the on coming traffic and take care for himself.

autorickshaw drivers

auto wala or auto rickshaw drivers are known for their nuisance valve more than any thing else.there are few exceptions to above rule.over all the picture about autodriver is more or less very clear across the length and breadth of this country.

i feel following are the reasons for the auto rickshaw drivers the way they are :-

1)the large chunk of auto rickshaw drivers are from lower economic strata . they feel the work they are doing is not so great.so they have a spirit of being left behind in the main stream 

2)education wise they are not educated enough to be able to understand the intricasis of driving.

3)the community lack civic sense .they are of the opinion that the commuters need to pay them enough snf to meet that goal they will steal on number of seats they fill in share auto or they steal on time by driving fast.by both methods they stand to loose on safety purpose of driving.

4)they feel that they know driving like back of their hand.they usually are forced into this profession  by hook or crook .they have managed to get the driving licence by same means .they have never been explained about the need of safety while driving. 

are we visible to others ?

these are very commonly seen i road side workers as a safety precaution.
yellow color is visible from a long distance . at night time the reflecting bands on the waist coat shine and make one visible from a distance.

maximum accidents occuring in indian road set up are of paedestrians.
a coat made of cotton clot with radium band s on it can work wonders in Indian set up.
it can be folded into a small roll when driving or walking is over.
it needs to be propagated on a massive scale. 

how safe are our roads?

safety is last on the mind of a Indian driver.we loose many a precious life every year . statistics show the figure in a small town of nagpur to be around 1300 a year. that is too much price we are paying for a measures which can be easily taken.lot of mortality is amongst the young working population.the trauma to the family is tremondous but if we take into account the national loss ,it is much more . 

the need of the time is educating the masses on highway safety.

there are books written on the subject but very few are read and implemented. might be because of the young blood which will not accept a safety protocol thinking that 'oh driving! i can do it with ease.'',you need not teach me how to drive now'',also ''am i a child to learn driving''
there are examples of whole town protesting against the use of helmet on the pretext that side vision is lost,i drive safely.
still every day we see a young blood or two dead in news paper. this does not include the innumerable casualties and morbities,which can at times be potentially maiming life or limb.