Head, Department of Economics, P.M.P. Arts and Science College, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, India
Online published on 4 February, 2015.
Road accidents is a dangerous and inhumanity events occurs against the human beings in the world. The expansion of road network, motorization and rapid urbanization in the state, the number of road accidents have surged. In India, the recent survey indicates that the numbers of deaths due to road accidents are more than any death caused by deadly diseases. India is one of the highest rates of road accidents in the world with about 500,000 accidents a year. The road accidents are main causes for deaths; disabilities and hospitalization which affect sever socio- economic costs across the world. Within India, Tamil Nadu has recorded one of the fastest increases in the number of vehicles on the roads and the maximum number of fatalities in the country. About 150 accidents take place per day on average, claiming around two lives every hour. Tamilnadu government have been taken many measures to control and prevention of accidents in the state but yet not to be reduced still due to many reasons. The proper implementation of existing road safety policy helps to protect the invaluable human resources in the state and utilize it for the development of economy of Tamilnadu.
