How many people die in traffic accidents in China each year?

Zhai Zhongmin, a senior engineer at the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau's Public Security Traffic Management Bureau, revealed that for many years, China has seen more than 100,000 deaths due to traffic accidents every year, ranking first in the world.

China's road traffic safety situation is very serious, statistics show that every 5 minutes a person dies in the wheel, and every 1 minute a person is disabled due to a traffic accident. The economic losses caused by traffic accidents amount to tens of billions of yuan every year.

Zhai Zhongmin believes that the high number of traffic accidents is related to the lack of traffic safety publicity and education. Traffic safety education in primary schools accounts for only a small part, and most of them do not require examinations. Secondary schools and universities do not offer road safety classes.

Adolescents fail to lay a good foundation for road safety awareness in the most important stages of development.

Experts propose to set up the first Sunday of November as China's "Road Traffic Safety Day" to mobilize the strength of the whole society to pay attention to road traffic safety and join the ranks of road traffic safety publicity and education.

Yang Jun, director of the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, gave a briefing on the national road traffic safety situation in 2005. In 2005, there were 450254 road traffic accidents across the country, resulting in 98,738 deaths, 469911 injuries and direct property losses of 100 million yuan. For the first time since 2001, the number of traffic fatalities in the country has fallen below 100,000.

Yang Jun introduced that in the case of the growth of motor vehicle ownership in the country, compared with 2004, the number of traffic accidents, the number of fatalities, and the death rate of 10,000 vehicles "three declines": the number of accidents decreased by 67,635, the number of deaths decreased by 8,339, and the mortality rate of 10,000 vehicles decreased.

The average number of traffic accidents in China is 10,000 per year, and tens of thousands of traffic accidents occur. The main risk factors for traffic accidents include: speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol and other psychoactive substances, non-use of motorcycle helmets, seat belts and child restraints, distracted driving, unsafe road infrastructure, etc.

The main reasonThe report points out that in terms of speeding, the increase in average speed is directly related to the likelihood of accidents and the severity of the consequences of accidents, and the risk of passenger death is 85% for cars traveling at 65 kilometers per hour. Driving under the influence of alcohol and other psychoactive substances increases the risk of accidents and increases significantly when alcohol concentrations rise to g dl.

In addition, proper use of safety devices can reduce the risk of accidents, with the correct use of helmets reducing the risk of fatal injuries by 42 percent, head injuries by 69 percent, and wearing seat belts by 45 to 50 percent of the risk of death for drivers and front-seat occupants.

The number of traffic fatalities in China is about 100,000.

On average, there are 500,000 traffic accidents in China every year, with more than 100,000 deaths and about 450,000 injuries due to traffic accidents, accounting for about 112 deaths in the world.

Elements of traffic accidents in China:

1. It must be caused by a vehicle. Vehicles include motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles, and cannot constitute a traffic accident without a vehicle, for example, a collision between a pedestrian and a pedestrian while traveling does not constitute a traffic accident.

2. It happened on the road. Roads refer to highways, urban roads and places that allow social motor vehicles to pass although they are within the jurisdiction of the unit, including squares, public parking lots, and other places used for public traffic.

3. Occurs in motion. It refers to the event that occurs in the process of driving or parking, if the vehicle is in a complete stop state, the pedestrian takes the initiative to collide with the vehicle or the passenger gets on and off the car in the process of crowding, falling, and ** accidents, it is not a traffic accident.

The number of traffic accident deaths in China has exceeded 100,000 every year! China has gone from 3% of the world's car ownership to 16% of the world's traffic accident deaths; Up to now, the number of cars is more than 300 million, accounting for 30% of the world, ranking first in the world, but it cannot be ignored that the number of car accident deaths has also remained the first in the world for many years! In our country, every 6 minutes someone dies because of a traffic accident, and every minute someone is injured or disabled because of a traffic accident!

Traffic safety is everyone's responsibility!

Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 2. Vehicle drivers, pedestrians, and passengers within the territory of the People's Republic of China, as well as units and individuals related to road traffic activities, shall abide by this Law. Article 3.

Road traffic safety work shall follow the principles of managing according to law and facilitating the masses to ensure that road traffic is orderly, safe, and smooth. Article 4.

The people at all levels shall ensure that the road traffic safety management work is compatible with economic construction and social development.

Local people at or above the county level shall, in accordance with road traffic safety laws, regulations and relevant national policies, formulate road traffic safety management plans and organize their implementation. Article 5.

The public security department is responsible for the management of road traffic safety throughout the country. The traffic management departments of local people's public security organs at or above the county level shall be responsible for the management of road traffic safety within their respective administrative areas.

The people's transportation and construction management departments at or above the county level are responsible for the relevant road traffic work in accordance with their respective duties.