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A new Road Transport and Safety Bill is under preparation and a group of experts underlined the "urgent" need of a comprehensive national road safety legislation. [17] Embarq India, an initiative from the World Resources Institute (WRI), [18] has developed significant expertise in conducting road safety audits on a number of bus rapid transit ...
Of these activities, road safety [9] was being concentrated extensively from 2013 in the aim of transforming our country as an "Accident Free Nation" where they conduct "Traffic Awareness Campaigns" [10] in public places such as live traffic signals, parks, beaches, etc. every week where their volunteers holding awareness placards & banners ...
Among other countries, India has more fatalities due to road accidents and is also taking steps to reduce the number of accidents. There has been significant amount of awareness events taking place across the country organized by various NGOs taking initiatives to prevent road accidents; several of them failed to sustain and only few remained to work on field level.
Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians , cyclists , motorists , vehicle passengers, and passengers of on-road public transport (mainly buses and trams ).
SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on improving road safety and emergency medical care across India. [1] SLF combines evidence-based research with policy advocacy, communication, and on-ground execution of projects in the two areas of crash prevention as well as post-crash response.
Bharadwaj Dayala Road Safety Felicitation. All India Road Safety Ride: [7] In 2004 Bharadwaj Dayala, a motorcycle enthusiast and passionate road safety advocate, embarked on an extensive road safety awareness ride across India flagged off by then Home Minister of India Shri L.K. Advani ji. Bharadwaj Dayala on all India Road Safety Rally
The road wing of the MoRTH is the backbone of the country's road network development programme. It is staffed by officers of the Central Engineering Services (Roads). It is headed by Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary to the Government of India. [4] The Road wing of MoRTH is further divided into five Project Zones.
Within India, the ZFC model was first implemented on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the state of Maharashtra. In 2016, the 94.5 km Expressway suffered 151 fatalities in road crashes, making it one of the deadliest roads in India. As of 2020, the ZFC initiative has delivered a 52% reduction in road crash fatalities on the Expressway.