Extent of Road Traffic Accidents in Mangaluru City, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Road traffic accidents take place on all continents and in every country of the world. In the modern era, there is an increase of vehicles, which has lead to the increase of road traffic accidents. There are numerous accidents taking place in Mangaluru in Karnataka, India, so it is necessary to understand the major causes of the accidents and if there is a way that road accidents can be reduced. A road traffic accident can be defined as “An event that occurs on a way or street open to public traffic, resulting in one or more persons being injured or killed, where at least one moving vehicle is involved.” As per the Comparative Crime Statement of the years 2015 and 2016 released by Mangaluru Traffic Police Station States that in the year 2015 there was 715 cases of reported traffic accidents in that 499 were convicted and in the year 2016 there were 699 cases of reported traffic accidents in that 439 were convicted [1].