Startouch Speed Limiter can help to reduce the number of Fatal Accidents in Mauritius
Despite the sensitization campaigns and measures to reduce the number of accidents and deaths, the deathtoll is still high. More than 300 people have lost their lives due to road accidents since 2017. According to Statistics Mauritius, the number of road traffic accidents has increased to 20.7%.
Former Minister Nando Bodha claims that there are three elements contributing to road accidents: road infrastructures, vehicles and drivers.
In Mauritius, there are many causes of road accidents. Speeding is by far the main reason before drunk driving. Other causes include poor road conditions, indisciplined drivers, unproperly maintained vehicles, carelessness, poor visibility and so on.
The authorities clearly have no strategy when it comes to ensure safety on the roads. Instead, they punish drivers for minor infractions, which continue to soar, according to statistics, despite heavy fines.
In Mauritius, there are many causes of road accidents. Speeding is by far the main reason before drunk driving. Other causes include poor road conditions, indiscipline drivers, not properly maintained vehicles, carelessness, poor visibility and so on.
We can define Speeding as the act of exceeding speed limit. Unfortunately, many people do not see speed limits as an important way to avoid crashes. Speeding is a factor that causes nearly one-third of all fatal accidents.
The increase in traffic deaths may be related to higher vehicle speed limits.
Fuel cost automatically increases with vehicle speed.
The relationship between speed and road accidents is very clear – the higher the speed, the greater the possibility and severity of a crash.
Speed limiters save more lives and reduce accidents in Mauritius per year
Reducing the speed does have an effect on the risk of accidents. For example, when the road standard fails to support a high speed, lower speeds equal to less impact energy. Thus, it results to less serious consequences.
Speed limiter decreases the number of fatalities and serious injuries on roads where there are no speed cameras.
Methods used to set speed limits have advanced through long periods of experience and research. Most localities set safe and sensible maximum speed limits, based on the results of an engineering and traffic investigation.
Therefore, to avoid a severe accident, we need to lower the speed limit. Accident seriousness increases when increasing vehicle speed. This is because in a collision, the amount of kinetic energy used is proportional to the square of the velocity. This means when a vehicle is associated with an accident the higher the vehicle speed, the greater the chance of being seriously injured or killed.
