The effect of road accidents which end in fatalities can be catastrophic for the near and dear ones of the victim. Punishing the culprit for causing the fatal accident is considered as giving justice to the victim and some solace to the loved ones. However at times such fatal road accidents result in children ending up as orphans. The victim of the road accident could even be the sole bread-earner in the family. In such cases it would be desirable to have a system in place whereby the person responsible for the fatal accident has to look after the orphaned children for life as also provide for the maintenance of the family who has lost their sole bread-earner. Just like there is a fixed monthly allowance as maintenance allowed by law in a divorce case, it would be desirable to have a law in place wherein the person responsible for the fatal accident has to pay for maintenance of the orphaned children or the family which has lost a sole bread-earner. This will go a long way in making people drive more carefully.
