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Road Safety - India Needs To Raise The Bar

Let me give you a brief insight into Indiantechnologies,  studies  and  experience.
roadways data, from 300,000 vehicles on a
road network of 400,000 kilometers in 1951,Another area which again contributes to large
the number of vehicles has gone up nearly anumber of casualties is lack of life saving
170 times till 2000, whereas the road networkmechanisms like airbags, crash sensors and
has  expanded  by  only  nine  times.crumple zones in Indian road traffic. These
mechanisms have proved very successful in
Along with rapid increase in country'ssaving precious lives involved in road
population the vehicle population also risesaccidents, in other parts of the world. Such
at an alarming rate. It has been estimatedsafety systems must be made mandatory for
that by 2050, there will be over 267 millionvehicles in India to enhance Road Traffic
vehicles on Indian roads. Does India have thesafety  in  India.
sufficient roads to accommodate so many
vehicles? Needless to say roads are becomingHowever, in a country like India which is
overcrowded and accidents are inevitableprimarily ruled by bureaucrats implementing
under such conditions. Of the worldwidesuch projects and rules are easier said then
annual average of 700,000 road accidents, 10done. What we need is an independent and
per  cent  occur  in  India.inviolable safety regulator vested with
sufficient powers to mandate rules of Road
Its big time that Indian authorities shouldsafety in India. All the stakeholders, the
begin to realize the importance of employinggovernment, the insurance industry and the
more funds to build a well designedmanufacturers must come together to provide
accident-proof transport system withnecessary funds for creation of world-class
sufficient amount of road network. It istesting and research facilities to enhance
their prime duty to save precious human livesthe standard of driving in India in all
by taking all possible measures and toolsaspects.
available at their disposal - through



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