How many people perish in road accidents in Russia: statistics

The car is no longer a luxury, it has become the most convenient and universal means of transportation in the city and beyond. Unfortunately, it is impossible to call it the safest mode of transport because of very sad statistics. How many people are killed in an accident in Russia? Perhaps, the approximate figures of human victims are known to all, we abstractly imagine that there are many of them, but we do not realize all the scales of the existing problem. However, it is precisely the exact understanding of the number of human lives carried out, as well as the causes of accidents, that can become a reliable means of preventing unreasonable behavior on the roads.

Overall statistics for 2015

Recently, the statistics of road accidents in our country has a positive trend, as evidenced by the numerous reports of relevant government agencies. During the first half of 2015 (during the period from January to June) 76 199 accidents occurred on the territory of our country. A similar figure made it possible to conclude that the number of accidents decreased by slightly more than six percent (6.3%) compared to the same period last year. As a result of incidents on the road, 9712 people died (almost 12 percent less than in 2014), 99,740 people were injured (by 6.8 percent less).

Basic statistical facts of 2015

Summary statistics of road accidents includes a wide variety of concepts. To get acquainted with it a little more it is possible, having studied the following information, resulted, again, for 2015:

• Most accidents occur due to the fault of male drivers (66,968 against 9062 in the case of women). However, this trend may be explained by the fact that women motorists are still an order of magnitude smaller.
• The most dangerous days are weekends, 12,235 road accidents occurred on Saturdays, and 12,464 for Sundays.
• The most dangerous time of the day - the period from 17 to 18 hours, in this interval there were 5166 collisions.
• Accidents occur not only on the road, but also on the pedestrian crossing, a potentially safe place of the transport canvas. As a result of such emergency, nearly six thousand people suffered, 343 people died.

The number of deaths in road accidents in Russia

Let's move from general information to more specific figures on the victims. So, accidents on the road with fatal outcomes of participants most often occur in connection with:

• The collision of cars (32 754 incidents).
• Malfunction of the transport canvas (30 677 events, as a result of which almost 4 thousand people parted with life).
• A pedestrian trip (23,724 incidents in which 2,731 people died).
• Tilting the car (7906 accidents, in which 1161 people died);
• Technical faults of the machine (945 incidents that took 172 human lives).

Now you know what causes the most death in an accident. Perhaps, this question was and remains the most burning, because behind the dry statistical figures are the lives of real people, which can not be saved any more.

Capital roads and the situation on them

Of course, the general data do not reflect the situation in specific regions of the country. Separately it is necessary to dwell on the question of how many people die on the roads of Moscow - the capital and the largest metropolis of Russia. Every day, the city's roads are filled with 3.5 million cars and at least 10 million pedestrians, which generates a significant number of unpleasant incidents and potentially high risks of the accident. At the same time, statistics confirm that the actual number of incidents is much lower than in other regions or the country as a whole.

Moscow statistics of accidents

In order to understand how many people are killed in the car crashes of the capital, we will give general information from the sad statistics for 2015:

• The average number of accidents per month - 821, the most dangerous month was May, it accounted for 963 accidents.
• The most dangerous days: Friday (an average of 31 crashes), which became the leader in the number of collisions, and Saturday, which is characterized by a large number of deaths in an accident.
• The most dangerous time of day is evening and night hours (in the period 18: 00-03: 00). The reason for this may be driver fatigue, reduced visibility or an increase in the speed of the vehicle.

Metropolitan system of counteraction of road accident

The so-called accident rates in the capital are at a low level since 2006, and the positive trend did not change after 2012, when the Moscow region was annexed to the city limits. According to official information, in Moscow there are 9.3 percent of the total number of road accidents in Russia. Such figures are due to the following factors:

• Effective and well-coordinated system of various city departments, allowing to prevent and promptly eliminate possible consequences of accidents.
• Implementation of new traffic regulation tools.
• Increase in the number of automated traffic lights.
• Adaptation of infrastructure for people with low mobility.
• Organization of a single space for parking.
• Installation of high-tech devices that allow you to record violations of traffic rules.
• The maximum improvement of the work of representatives of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, reduction of time for registration of an accident.
• Update the evacuation system of incorrectly parked cars.
• Identification of potentially dangerous sections of roads according to statistics and elimination of hazards.

Causes of fatal accidents

On the level of mortality on the roads, Russia ranks first among all European countries. We will go into more detail with the most common causes of this phenomenon:

• Drunkenness. Despite active campaigning for sobriety in the country, drinking is the main factor leading to accidents, including human casualties. According to official statistics, the percentage of such accidents is 40, unconfirmed information is even more sad, they indicate 45-50 percent.
• Distracting factor (in particular, the phone). How many people perish in road accidents in Russia due to inattention, it is difficult to imagine. Communicating on the mobile (including through the headset) and writing SMS increase the risks of the accident in 3-6 times. Foreign objects reduce concentration and contribute to the dispersion of attention, inability to react in time and make the right decision on the road.
• Extreme driving style. What Russian does not like fast driving? This common phrase perfectly reflects one of the causes of accidents in our country. Unrestrained frenzy not only increases the risks of accidents, but also leads to an increase in the chances of deaths to almost 40 percent.
• Neglect of safety rules. The simplest example is a conscious refusal to use a seatbelt. This in itself is certainly not the cause of the accident, but it increases the risks of serious injuries, injuries, death. Confirmation of this fact are all kinds of crash tests. Separately it is necessary to note the infantilism of many parents who neglect the installation of a car seat for a child. Its presence reduces child mortality to 50-70 percent.

Also, certain risk factors are: incorrect assessment of the situation on the road, fatigue of the driver and much more.

On the complexity of the regional situation

The number of deaths in road accidents in Russia is steadily decreasing, but still remains at a fairly high level. In 2008, in just 10 months, more than 179,000 incidents were recorded, resulting in the death of 24,000 people, including almost 900 children. About 222 thousand people were injured in accidents. According to statistics, most deaths occur directly at the scene of the accident or on the way to the hospital. And if in Moscow medical care is most often timely, then in the regions the situation is much more sad due to the presence of trails remote from cities and towns with medical institutions. To solve this problem on federal roads, it is planned to build helipads, with the help of which the transportation of the victims will be carried out more quickly.

World statistics

How many people die in car accidents in the world? Such a statics will be interesting for comparing the road situation in our country and other states. According to official information from the World Health Organization, accidents on the roads annually take the lives of 1 million 240 thousand people, and there are prerequisites to the fact that this number can not only not decrease, but also increase. The following statistics on the countries of the world will help to understand with whom to take an example, and with whom you can share your knowledge:

• USA. The annual number of accidents has been decreasing since 1970. To date, it is more than 11 deaths per 100,000 people.
• Sweden. It is a positive example for the rest of the world. In 2010, the country's road accident killed only 266 people, which is one of the most minimal indicators.
• China. It has the most impressive car park in the world, while the death rate is at a higher level than in our country. One of the main causes of accidents on the road is drunkenness.
• Egypt. The situation in the country with the road accident is truly catastrophic: annually from incidents, about 12 thousand people die. The number of victims in accidents exceeds the number of victims during the revolution.

What figures did WHO fix in Russia? Fatalities as a result of road accidents in our country annually becomes 5 times more people than in Europe, and twice as much as in the US. Such information confirms the high level of accidents on domestic roads.

Instead of concluding

The figures above make one wonder how to correct statistics and save as many human lives as possible. Of course, there is no universal answer to this question, but increasing the responsibility of each driver can radically transform the current situation.