ZERO ACCIDENTS: A GUIDE TO ROAD SAFETY



                           ZERO ACCIDENTS 

                                          A 
                       Comprehensive Guide
                                         To
                                 Road Safety




                                          By

                                  N P SAMAL 



                             DEDICATION 

 I dedicate this book to my wife Mrs. Jayashree                      Beura who gifted me a car in 2011.



                                  



                             CONTENT

Great Conspiracy: A short play
My Experience 
Driving: A psycho-motor skill
Preliminary work
Major causes of accidents 
Passive causes of accidents 
Context Driving 
The biggest killers: A data
Setting principles
Hard principles 
Technology
God's instructions
Psychological factors
Human mind is a glue stick
Exercising mind 1
Exercising mind 2
Common distractions
Vision of mind
Moving car vs unmoving driver
Balancing 
Experience and mistakes 
Power of empathy
Monopoly of driving 
You can be betrayed
Mind it!
Adage: You are only sane human driving. 
Driving under pressure 
Why seat belt
Passenger vehicles and stage carriage
Perils of craze
Fleeing and chasing
Diversions
Traffic points
Traffic ideologies 
Perils of conversation 
Joy driving 
Driving is a meditation 
Do not push time to an edge
Cautious driving 
Tendency of keeping ahead
Multiple stops
Wisdom
Times of India editorial 
Our world is our brain 
The middle pedal
Patience
Common cruxes / crunches
Thinking beforehand 
Minding oil
Love the left
Horn it wise!
Mind vs body
A crux
Common distractions 
Interesting rules
Situational awareness
Disruptions inside
Cruising around
Phone-talking
Road accidents: A data
Drive-safely.net
Before you drive
Clean glasses
Seat and mirrors
Child restraints
Rules of the road
Safe driving tips
FAQs
Dashcam
Never drive in wrong mindset
Take familiar road
Indicators and horn
Tailgating 
Speed
Input levels
Seating ergonomics
Familiarity with the vehicle 
Tips for the new learner
Road-sharing
Before you drive
Vital things to remember 
My experience 
'Me' first!
NP's facts
Questions people do not ask
I am a good driver
One-way traffic
U-turns and diversions 
Human error: A study
Many a slip
Reflexes
Quotes
Running mind
Survey
Ignorance of traffic rules
Vision of mind 2
Traffic signs / display boards
Median and diversions 
Importance of chauffeur
AI support system 

Accident analysis 
Cyrus Mistry's Death


Individual responsibilities 
Proper parking



State responsibilities 
Necessary signage 
Road infrastructure 
Regular road care
Proper traffic police
Ample street lights
Colored humps
Coordination between departments 


                                 PREFACE


                    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

Sj. Prakash Mohapatra, Editor-in-chief, Bima Chronicle, Bhubaneswar. 
Sj. Thakur Prasad Patra, former DCP (Traffic), Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police, Odisha.


                                   EPIGRAPH

"Accidents do not happen; they are caused."


                     MESSAGE TO HUMANITY

Life is 100% safe with 100% care and 100% unsafe with even less than 1% carelessness. Accidents take place more because of our own negligence than any other causes. And the accident which is caused by our negligence is a social crime and a sin in the eyes of God because God has given us life with the most solemn duty to always remain 100% careful of our own safety, sefety of the others, and grow safely together to fulfill His purpose of human life on the planet. Our safe living is our biggest divine responsibility. 

                                                                    N P SAMAL 



                               INTRODUCTION 




Data Tables


Case Studies


Interviews 



Books on road safety 
1. Mission Advanced Road Safety by Praveenchandra Shetty 
2. Essentials of Road Safety by Ashwini Bagga & Nisha Bagga
3. Road Safety Management: Issues and Perspectives by Prabha Shastri Ranade 
4. Road Traffic Legislation--India by Rohit Baluja
5. The Handbook of Road Safety Measures (2nd edition) by Rune Elvik, Alena Hoye, Truls Vaa & Michael Sorensen 
6. Delivering Road Safety in India by Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) & The World Bank
7. Manual on Road Safety Audit by Indian Road Congress
8. Traffic Safety edited by George Yannis and Simon Cohen








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