Types of Road Accidents:

• Longitudinal –Collision Accidents.
• Transversal -Collision Accidents.
• Skid-on-Road Accidents.

Causes of Road Traffic Accidents:

• Error of Driver.
• Surrogate driving.
• Over-loading/Over-speeding.
• Absence of traffic control devices.
• Absence of traffic police personal for regulation of traffic on important & crucial junctions.
• Absence of parapet walls, crash barriers, road signs etc.
• Poor road engineering and Bad road conditions.

Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents:

• Ban on use of Mobile phones while driving a vehicle.
• Use of seat belts & protective headgears (Helmets).
• Establishment of authorized service stations in rural/hilly areas.
• Regulation of services on effective time table to avoid missing of services.
• Checking of over-loading/over-speeding and other violations and strict enforcement of traffic laws.
• Organizing of Road safety programmes by involving District Administration, Educational Institutions, NGOs, Transport association and Drivers etc.
• Entrusting of Investigation & Prosecution of road accidents by Traffic Police and strict action against delinquent responsible traffic personal

Road Traffic Accident Management:

• Establishment of Trauma units..
• Establishment of call help centre.
• Establishment of Quick Rescue Teams (QRTs).
• Creation of Passenger Welfare Fund/Corpus Fund.
• Constitution of Road Safety Counsils.