Educating the populace about the harms of rash driving, the importance of wearing helmets and the sensible use of roads while driving or walking is imperative Let me begin with the quote: "Every accident is a notice that something is wrong." Jammu and Kashmir is awaiting to get the better of road accidents; hardly a day passes when news of a road mishap is not reported. Five persons, including three pilgrims, died and six others were injured yesterday (Wednesday) in two separate road accidents in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda and Reasi districts. Although last year witnessed a major accident in North Kashmir's Handwara Tehsil where four members of a family were killed in a road accident and another stunning incident took the life of two brothers from Rishipora Kulgam, the Union Territory appreciably has recorded a 13.6 per cent decline in road accidents over the past three years, with the number of incidents falling from 6,120 in 2023 to 5,287 in 2025 . Road accidents do not happen on their own — we cause them. Reckless driving is not an uncommon sight.