3rd Term
CAUSES
OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
·
Distracted
Driving.
·
Over Speeding.
·
Drunk Driving
·
Making phone
calls while driving
·
Reckless Driving.
·
Rain.
·
Not paying
attention to traffic signs
·
Teenage Drivers.
Duties of
Pedestrians
Pedestrians are persons that go along
the road on foot. They are contrasted with those that travel in a vehicle. Both
pedestrians and drivers are road users, and are therefore susceptible to road
accidents. Just like drivers and cyclists, pedestrians owe
a duty
of care to other people using sidewalks and roadways.
If
a pedestrian breaches this duty of care, and injuries result, he or she would
be liable just like anyone else. If a careless pedestrian causes damage to your
vehicle, you could sue the pedestrian for negligence and receive compensation
for your repair expenses.
You
could also use evidence of the pedestrian’s breach of duty as a defense if the
pedestrian sues you for negligence after an accident. For example, if you can
show that a pedestrian failed to exercise reasonable caution, you could face
reduced or vacated liability for the accident.
Here are some of pedestrians’ duties:
- They
must cross the road at a right angle, or take the shortest route possible
when crossing
- They
must not cross suddenly in front of oncoming traffic
- They
must use sidewalks if provided. If there are no sidewalks, they must walk
on the left side of the road
- They
must obey all traffic signals
The roles
of drivers in reducing road accidents
1.
A driver must undergo a driving course
2.
A driver should put on seatbelt while driving
3.
He must have mastery of many
different traffic situations
4.
A driver must, while driving, interact with
other road users, be able to anticipate
their behaviour and also make it possible for other drivers to understand and anticipate his or her driving behavior
5.
The driver must carry out a
periodic inspection on the car to ascertain its road worthiness.
6.
He must give preference to
pedestrians and children crossing the road
He should read caution signs: Caution signs are very important as they
warn about accident prone spots so that
the driver can reduce the speed of the vehicle. Signboards on
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