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Authorities identified the deadliest to reduce the number of trauma-
points across the state, which related deaths in hospitals.
accounted for nearly 40% of all Hyderabad has been recording
road fatalities and shared all this a sustained growth in the number
information with the police. This was of vehicles over the past few
also used for a variety of improvisations years. The city traffic police have
starting from positioning ambulances been successful in reducing fatal
to identifying locations for TAEI accidents by 12% and bringing
Centres (public hospitals equipped down the deaths by 10% in first
with a high dependency ward and half of the year.
a multidisciplinary critical unit) in the Anil Kumar, Additional
State.
Commissioner (Traffic) Hyderabad
What the authorities also found said, “This enforcement is aimed flow at all important junctions by
was that even though the numbers to control the road accidents by enforcing free lefts, putting various
showed that 70% of the cases drunken drivers by keeping check types of signages, central median
were recorded as “driver’s fault,” on the drivers under the influence alignments, footpath development
there was something more to it-- of Alcohol. Police has contributed with railing etc.
a correlation between the size of tremendously in reducing the “Due to different re-engineering
the roads and incidences of road road fatalities. With the use of measures like erection of signages
accidents. Responding to this data, technology and high-end gadgets, and provision of railing on central
the authorities built more speed evidence based booking of median to cross the road by using
breakers, signages and increased violations; the rate of convictions foot over bridges, the pedestrian
police patrol presence to dissuade against violators has increased. deaths have reduced by 16%
motorists from speeding. “From engineering side, various compared to year 2018. Further,
Here, the authorities undertook measures were taken to reduce 50 black spots have been identified
major structural changes, starting road accidents and to ensure and efforts are continuing to
with developing strict protocols seamless and hassle-free traffic reduce black spots.”

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