Road Safety

On Road Safety

-         400 Road deaths take place in India every day (nearly one accident per min. & one death every 4 min due to speeding)

-         Blame is almost entirely on Driver every time but sorry state of Roads have not been addressed esp potholes and enchrochments.

-          Multiple actors like municipal corp, state highways & national highways = blame game.

-         There is lack of road safety data for effective management & mitigation of accidents (like Mumbai – pune Expressway accidents)

-         There is lack of accountability from any of the agencies for maintainance +local police never conduct detailed enquiry on Road accidents.

-         There is lack of provisions like CCTV, emergency medical centres & ambulances etc even on National Highways (they only collect toll)

-         Need for comprehensive reforms in road safety from both National & State gov. = review of laws relating to roads safety and infrastructure should be reviewed by expert panel.

-         Systematic corruption in transport depts. From vehicle certificate granting to license should be curbed urgently.

-         Centre should act on virtual monopoly held by automobile comp = raise the cost of maintenance & affecting quality of vehicles.

*Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2016