Recent data and reports show an increase in road traffic deaths. This trend is caused by failures in safety infrastructure and a rise in high-speed collisions.

近期數據與報告顯示，道路交通死亡人數有所增加。此趨勢是由於安全基礎設施失效以及高速碰撞事故增加所導致的。

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) reported that road deaths in India rose by 2.5% in 2024, totaling 177,175 fatalities. Although the death rate per 10,000 vehicles has dropped from 7.3 in 2014 to 4.8 in 2022, the total number of deaths is still rising because there are many more vehicles on the road. Furthermore, there is a clear difference between rural and urban areas, as 70.8% of deaths occur in the countryside. National Highways are particularly dangerous; they make up only 2.1% of the road network but account for 36.6% of all deaths. Over-speeding was the main cause in 70.3% of these cases, especially on straight sections of the road.

印度道路交通與高速公路部（MoRTH）報告指出，2024年印度道路死亡人數上升了2.5%，總數達177,175人。雖然每萬輛車的死亡率從2014年的7.3下降至2022年的4.8，但由於路上的車輛大幅增加，總死亡人數仍持續上升。此外，鄉村與城市地區存在明顯差異，70.8%的死亡事故發生在鄉村。國家高速公路尤其危險；其僅佔道路網絡的2.1%，卻佔所有死亡人數的36.6%。在這些案例中，70.3%的主要原因為超速，尤其是在道路的直線路段。

Experts disagree on how to solve these problems. The National Council of Applied Economic Research emphasized that straight roads are deadly because of the combination of high speed and unsafe pedestrian crossings. Meanwhile, the Institute of Road Traffic Education asserted that current methods only treat the symptoms of the problem. They argue that the government should use scientific crash investigations instead of just collecting data. Additionally, there are differences between MoRTH and National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, with a gap of about 14,600 deaths due to different ways of classifying negligence and speeding.

專家對如何解決這些問題持有不同意見。國家應用經濟研究委員會強調，直線道路之所以致命，是因為高速行駛與不安全的行人穿越道共同作用。與此同時，道路交通教育研究所主張，目前的 method 僅是在對症下藥處理表面問題。他們認為政府應採用科學的碰撞調查，而非僅僅收集數據。此外，MoRTH與國家犯罪記錄局（NCRB）的數據之間存在差異，由於對過失與超速的分類方式不同，導致約14,600人的死亡數據差距。

International incidents also show how dangerous roads can be. In Germany, school transport accidents caused several injuries to children, while in the UK and US, deaths involving police and young drivers were linked to dangerous driving. In India, high-speed crashes on highways in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh remain a serious issue. Interestingly, one incident in Panipat was changed from an accident to a murder related to illegal mining, which shows that some road collisions are actually intentional acts of violence.

國際事故也顯示了道路的危險性。在德國，校車事故導致多名兒童受傷；而在英國與美國，涉及警察與年輕駕駛者的死亡個案則與危險駕駛有關。在印度，比哈爾邦與北方邦高速公路上的高速碰撞仍是嚴重問題。有趣的是，帕尼帕特的一宗事故從交通意外變更為與非法採礦相關的謀殺案，這顯示某些道路碰撞實際上是蓄意的暴力行為。

Road deaths remain a growing concern. This is driven by high-speed impacts and the fact that safety infrastructure is not improving as fast as the number of vehicles is growing.

道路死亡人數仍是一個日益嚴重的问题。這是由高速衝擊以及安全基礎設施的改善速度未能跟上車輛增長速度所驅動的。