Road Accidents in India: Looking Through the Behavioral Lens

Abstract

While connecting people and their lives, roads also have a cost on them. It is clear that one of the major causes of death worldwide is traffic-related fatalities. In 2016, 1.35 million persons worldwide lost their lives in traffic accidents, 90% of which occurred in poorer nations (World Health Organization, 2018). One of the top causes of death for children between the ages of 5 and 29 is traffic-related injuries. More people lose their lives as a result of automobile accidents than from diarrheal illnesses or tuberculosis. The government has made a lot of efforts and implemented many mitigation techniques both locally and globally, but infrastructure, enforcement, and behavioural understanding of road safety are still lacking. The 50% reduction in the number of traffic accidents outlined in Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 is far from adequate. So, this study aims to provide an overview of road accidents at the global and national levels as well as behavioural attributions and changes in people's behaviour for road safety. Key words: Road accidents; behavioural intervention; road safety; traffic accidents; SDG2030