Accidents take place mainly due to negligence or due to a lack of traffic senses. The roads are turning out to be quite unsafe between 6 pm and 9 pm in the State of Telangana and the number of road accidents during this period is an indication that people have lack of traffic knowledge. As per the reports of Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India-2019 mentioned in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 4,489 accidents took place between 6 pm and 9 pm in 2019, followed by 4,131 between 3 pm and 6 pm and 3,260 between noon and 3 pm. A total of 6,964 people lost their lives while 21,999 people sustained injuries in 21,570 collisions in 2019, the report mentioned.
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In Hyderabad meanwhile, the danger zone prevails from 3 pm to 6 pm, with 513 accidents happened during that time. Traffic experts say drivers were at fault in a majority of the accidents. Most conduce to drive fast while deciding to reach home quickly in the dusk. Most drivers apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into vehicles coming from the opposite direction or into the pavement.
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It could be a psychological sensation since drivers hurry fast to reach home after work, they said, adding that the traffic movement would also be high on both directions of the road. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University’s Centre for Transportation and Engineering Wing (Head) KM Laxman Rao said the difference in the lighting and glare could be another reason for accidents in the evening. Drivers might not be able to see properly at the turns due to the lighting glare differentiation, resulting in accidents.
