A STUDY OF CHANGES IN PATTERN OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN AND AROUND BHAGALPUR IN FIRST MONTH AFTER COMPLETE PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR IN BIHAR

Dr. Hemant Kumar Das; Dr. Hari Shankar Prasad

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

A STUDY OF CHANGES IN PATTERN OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN AND AROUND BHAGALPUR IN FIRST MONTH AFTER COMPLETE PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR IN BIHAR

Dr. Hemant Kumar Das, Dr. Hari Shankar Prasad

Abstract :

 The aim and objective of this study is to show decrease in the number of road traffic accidents following complete ban on alcohol in Bihar. This study was conducted in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, Bihar. This article highlights that drunken driving is one of the major cause of road accidents. On 5th April 2016 alcohol was totally banned in Bihar. In our study of 30 days from 6th April 2016 to 5th May 2016 total number of road traffic accidents were 85 compared to 167 in the previous month. It clearly indicates that drunken driving is a major human factor of road traffic accidents