How does speed, drugs, distractions, vehicle safety and fatigue contribute to road accidents?
According to a RYDA (Road Safety Education Program) workshop at Sydney Olympic Park, one young driver die every day due to a car accident. Speed, drugs, distractions, the safety of a vehicle and fatigue are all major contributory factors of road accidents. This paper will explain how these five factors stir road accidents. Evidence by the RYDA workshop at Sydney Olympic Park as a part of the Road Safety Education Program will be used to support the statements in this paper.
Speeding
The evolution of society compels drivers to move around by cars at a faster pace, mainly due to the pressure enforced by employers at work. As the need for tasks and errands to be accomplished at a faster rate, workers usually drive at a much higher speed, sometimes beyond the speed limit. This often leads to accidents as cars stir out of control.…show more content… Speeding is identified by Australian laws as driving above the speed limits; in other words, driving above the restricted legal speed limit as it is considered unsafe by law to drive above a certain speed in places such as school zones. Speed significantly contributes to the safety of a car. According to the Transport for New South Wales government department, speed is the biggest killer. The Transport for New South Wales government department reported that speeding is involved in about forty percent of the road accidents in Australia. The department also revealed that from 2000 to 2013, about 186 people died on average per year due to a speed-related accident. Speeding is an absolute, dangerous action that no one should carry out as the risk of an accident is very
