Perhaps newspapers could dedicate a separate column to report daily road accidents and fatalities, similar to how death tolls were reported during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
In an interview with ThePrint, Minister of Road Transport & Highways outlines his 3-point agenda & talks about Panipat-Delhi airport connection that'll cut travel time to under 30 mins.
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has launched several people-first mobility initiatives, including India’s first 15-minute city pilot, which is redesigning key corridors for walkers and cyclists.
Ravi Kumar's VahanScore is a citizen-driven traffic violation database aimed at increasing public accountability. He hopes to bring city's road accident count down by half in 5 yrs.
More than half of crash victims are pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists, often from poorer sections of society, which frequently brings financial ruin to victims and their families.
One in every three accidents on Indian roads leads to a fatality. Developing road infrastructure cannot compensate accident fatalities that can be prevented with better facilities.
Vehicle protection for adults and children, as well as the ‘fitment of safety assist technologies’ will be tested and given star ratings from zero to five.
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.
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