Cyclists should have compulsory training, number plates & insurance, shouldn’t they?
At a glance, it is difficult to think of any, say, economic, environmental, financial, health, political, or social benefits that might accrue from the regulation of cyclists this post proposes; else, it would presumably already have been effected.
The traffic congestion in India has increased significantly. according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ annual report on road accidents, the total number of accidents dropped 3.3% in 2017 to 4.64 lakh, with the overall number of lives lost in these crashes declining 1.9% to 1.47 lakh, from 1.5 lakh in 2016.However, the number of pedestrians killed in road accidents jumped by 29.9% to 20,457 and the number of cyclists killed surged by 37.7% to 3,559. Pedestrians and cyclists together accounted for 16.2% of the total fatalities in road accidents during 2017. the growing figure of accident call the regulatory body to take necessary measure so as to cover them into insurance schemes and compensate them.
EVERY TYPE OF TRAFFIC IS NOT CONTRLED BY AUTHORITIES, HENCE ACCIDENTS ARE INCREASING DAY BY DAY INVOLVING EACH TYPE OF VEHICLES
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