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Author: Kong Fanxu
2020-06-13 00:01
Last update date: 2020-06-13 00:01The so-called road is like a tiger's mouth. There were 133 fatal traffic accidents in Hong Kong last year, of which 55 were pedestrians, accounting for 60% or 34 of the elderly. Police researched last year's data and found that driver blind spots were one of the causes of accidents, some occurred during driving and turning, and medium and heavy goods vehicles also had three blind spots due to the higher driver position, within two meters of the front and left and right sides A Column position. Police reminded truck drivers to literate "turn their heads, look in the sights and fish glasses" before driving and when turning, and passers-by should not be near the front of the truck and greedy for crossing the road.
According to police figures, there were 49, 46, 37, 44 and 34 fatal traffic accidents for seniors aged 65 or above between 2015 and 2019, and 11 cases have been recorded in the first four months of this year. Police researched the accident figures last year and found that 88% of the elderly were killed when crossing the road alone, 79% of the accidents were caused by non-observance of traffic lights or crossings at non-crossings, 82% of the accidents occurred near the residence of the elderly, and 59% of the accidents occurred between 6 and 6 am At 11 o'clock, it happened during the round-trip morning transport or breakfast. In terms of accident drivers, 12 or one-third accidents occurred when turning right. 80% of the vehicles involved were trucks and public transportation. 53% of the drivers had more than 10 years of driving experience, and 35% had more than 20 years of experience.
The police believe that driver blind spots are one of the causes of accidents. Some of them occur when driving and turning. Taking medium or heavy trucks as an example, due to the taller body, there are three major blind spots:
First, if the height of a normal adult is within two meters of the front of the car, the driver cannot see it directly;
Second, if the passerby is short, standing on the left side of the car may be covered by the left A-pillar;
Thirdly, because the A-pillar on the right is close to the driver and covers a wide range of sight, the driver may not see a passer-by crossing for a while when turning right.
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Dr. Tan Zhuoning, senior chemist of the Physics Section of the Forensic Affairs Department of the Government Laboratory, pointed out that the driver could not see passersby within two meters of the truck; only the head was seen within two to three meters; the entire body was seen only three meters away . (Photo by Luo Junhao)
1.4-meter-high mother-in-law was killed in a blind spot
There was a deadly traffic accident in a blind spot in Hong Kong. In April last year, a 78-year-old mother with a height of 1.4 meters pushed a hand truck while a heavy goods vehicle was parked by the light at Tai Kok Tsui, trying to cross the road from the left of the driver's position However, when the driver drove, he was stunned because his mother-in-law fell into a blind spot. Another accident happened in September last year. An 84-year-old uncle crossed the road in the estate and was knocked right by a speeding taxi. He was consciously sent to the hospital and died. According to the government laboratory reorganization, two seconds before the accident, uncle It once fell into the blind spot of the A pillar on the right side of the taxi, but the driver's line of sight reappeared in the next second, but the speed was too fast to collect oil and it caused an accident.
In April last year, when a mother-in-law crossed the road in front of the truck, she was suspected of falling into the driver's blind spot and was killed. (Profile picture)
Before driving, pay attention to whether there are passersby near the front of the car
Although falling into a blind spot may cause accidents, it is not inevitable. Sergeant Su Wenyi of the Police Driving and Traffic Training Center reminded drivers to look around before driving, and then look at the side mirror and rear mirror. They should also make good use of the fisheye glasses above the left mirror to "literacy" and pay attention to whether a passerby is near the front of the car. Zheng Ziren, Chief Inspector of the Road Safety Division of the Traffic Headquarters, also reminded passers-by, especially the elderly, not to be eager to cross the road easily, to avoid blind spots in drivers, and to make eye contact with drivers before crossing the road. I will see you", the police also launched the "Peer Plan" for the safety of elderly pedestrians, and promoted them at the places where the elderly traveled.
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