Traffic Accident in Cambodia

Traffic Accident in Cambodia

There are several main factors that cause traffic accidents in Cambodia nowadays. Many reliable and recent sources are the same way proposed the four leading causes of traffic accident including (1) Human Errors, (2) Road Environment, (3) Vehicle Defects,(4) and Weather Conditions. It is found that the human errors contribute almost every cause of the total road crashes. It is usually related to speed, drunk driving, dangerous overtaking, not respect right of way, change direction without due care, driving against flow of traffic, driving without helmet, and others. There is a problem with the road environment which is responsible for 2% of the causes such as dirt, sand, and gravel, animal on the road, and dust and objects on the road. Another cause is vehicle defects that either come from using vehicle improperly or the vehicles its own. This may include break failure, tire blow out, steering wheel failure, load off failure, and headlight failure. The last cause is about the weather conditions which contribute the least rate of the rest causalities. In weather conditions, the riders may have accidents when it is raining and wet road.

·        The first serious factor which causes traffic accidents in Cambodia is high speed and careless driving. This kind of accident usually happens when the drivers speed up their vehicle or do something else such as talk on phone, sleepy, or think about other things during their drive. According to the Department of the National Police, 287 cases of traffic accidents were caused by high speed and careless driving, which is about one third of all traffic accidents in Cambodia last year.

·         Drunk driving is the second major factor that causes traffic accidents. The drivers who get drunk cannot concentrate on their driving which can lead them to get an accident easily. This kind of accident can cause the driver a very serious injury, especially when the drivers don’t strengthen their seat belts or wearing their helmets.

·         The third factor that causes accidents is that the drivers don’t obey the traffic laws and respect the priority right of the others. Some drivers still continue to drive even the traffic light turn red, some stop their vehicles at the places that the laws don’t allow them to stop; the others even drive their vehicles through the wrong direction, etc. Last but not least, vehicles themselves are also one major factor that causes traffic accidents. Most of the vehicles in Cambodia, especially cars, are the second hand vehicles that were imported from the others countries. Some of them didn’t pass through the standard checking process, but the drivers still can drive them on the road in Cambodia. In conclusion, the traffic accidents in Cambodia recently are caused by high speed and careless driving, drunk driving, drivers does not obey the traffic laws, and vehicles’ problems.

·         Solutions to the traffic accident in Cambodia must be mainly focused on the human problem. It is recommended that the driving speed must be limited, the law must be reinforced, and awareness of the causes and helmet wearing must be promoted. Also, checkpoints must be set for the drunk driving especially during the weekend. Besides, other causes can be solved by improving the road safety management such as widen the road size, put the traffic lights and signs, and so on. When we can implement these solutions effectively, the number of road coalition deaths will decrease.

 Sok mengsan

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