PANAJI: Figures published in the recently released Road Accidents in India (2017) report have revealed that 232 of the 328 people killed in road accidents in Goa last year were be two-wheeler riders. Of these, 213 were men.“The probability of fatalities in road accidents is doubled if a helmet is not used,” DGP Muktesh Chander, said.Of the fatalities, 131 were due to riders not wearing helmets. Statistics showed that 1,567 two-wheelers were the impacting vehicles — the ones to hit an obstacle — leading to the death of 167 riders.Besides detailing the number of people killed and the types of collisions that caused the accidents in each case, the report also shared Goa’s statistics on types of violation that led to accidents. Overspeeding emerged as the most common traffic violation, leading to 3,536 accidents and 316 deaths.There were a total of 3,917 accidents in 2017, all of which were committed by valid licence holders. Of the victims, 82 were aged between 25-35 years. Besides the 131 deaths caused due to not wearing helmets, five fatalities were caused due to the absence of seat belts. Pedestrians were at the receiving end of road accidents as well, with 164 accidents claiming 47 lives.“Nearly 15% of those who died in accidents were pedestrians. They must also observe safety norms like using zebra crossings, waiting for signals, walking only on footpaths, etc. However, such facilities and infrastructure must be created for them by the state,” Chander said.The highest number of accidents, 412, occurred in the festive month of December, resulting in 30 deaths.

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