Majority of senior citizens are killed during morning walks
Traffic experts say most senior citizens are unable to move out of the
way quickly when a speeding driver is nearing them, making them
vulnerable........Megha Sood
City's roads continue to remain unsafe for senior citizens.
As per the accident statis- tics from the Mumbai traffic police
department, during last year, of the 628 deaths due to road accidents
219 victims were aged 50 years and above.
In 2008, city roads claimed the lives of 187 elderly out of the 622
road accident deaths.
According to data, the rea- son for more than one third of accident
victims being the eld- erly is the slow reflexes of sen- ior citizens,
making them vul- nerable.
Traffic experts say most senior citizens are unable to move out of the
way quickly when a speeding driver is near- ing them. Experts also
said that older people are more vul- nerable to injury than younger
people and succumbed easier.
Nandkumar Chougule, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) said:
"Most accidents happen during early morning hours and late evening
when the drivers tend to speed as there is less traffic on the roads.
Most old people are out on walks during the early morning hours and
therefore their number in the total vic- tims of road accidents is
high- er."
According to traffic data, after senior citizens, the age group of
18-30 years is the most prone to road accidents.
131 youngsters died in acci- dents in 2008 while in 2009 -- 152
youngsters' lives were lost in road accidents.
URL: Hindustan Times, Page No: 3, Dated: April 01, 2010
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