Curb Road Fatalities

Road is an essential public service infrastructure, which facilitates smooth mobility of people and boosts economic development. As one comes out of his/her residence, the road becomes the first stopover to commence a travel towards the given destinations. The smooth surface where vehicles and pedestrians pass through gives us a sense of safety. Road also serves as a primary line of communication and prerequisite for economic development. Any initiative to construct projects start with road building but the very basic lifeline of public traffic has often turned into a site of fatal accidents in Nepal. Blatant disregard for traffic rules, safety discipline and poor conditions of road have led to the road accidents that are rising at alarming rate. What is painful is that more people die in road traffic accidents (RTAs) than natural disasters in the country. The tragic accidents leave many more disabled and orphaned, depriving them of living a meaningful and happy life.