Avoiding Accidents Using Computer Vision The increase in the demand and usage of motorized vehicles in all areas has substantially increased the rate of road accidents in recent years. Furthermore, injuries due to road accidents have been increasing every year despite the safety measures introduced by the government. The recent advancements in technology have opened a new door for the application of computer vision in accident avoidance. Computer vision is an interdisciplinary scientific field that deals with how computers can gain high-level understanding from digital images or videos. Various Object detection algorithms can be used to detect objects in front of a vehicle and avoid accidents. Background of the Problem The trend in Road traffic accidents (RTA) injuries and death is becoming alarming in countries like India. The number of fatal and disabling road accidents happening is increasing day by day and is a real public health challenge for all the concerned agencies to pr...