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The presence of a large number of traffic policemen at a particular place during an event makes other places vulnerable, as witnessed in a spate of accidents in Delhi in March 2018

2 policemen were injured as they tried to stop the car at the barricade

After Sachin Tendulkar’s letter requesting the road and transport ministry to take actions against low-cost helmet makers, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari replied that the ministry will do its best to make India’s roads safer

To keep a check on the increasing number of road accidents, Haryana government decides to make drunk driving, resulting into the death of the victim, a non-bailable offence

Almost 70-80% of the helmets used by two-wheeler riders do not meet the required safety standards of ISI

The road safety billboards erected by the district transport office in Ajmer’s Kekri town are grabbing attention of motorists

The Union Minister for Road Transport said that computerisation of driving licences will also create employment in the country

A study of accidents in 2016 and 2017 had revealed that 18% accidents occurred due to dangerous behavior by pedestrians while 9% happened due to their lack of attention

The newly amended Road Safety Bill recommends drastic increases in fines imposed on drunk driving to curb road accidents across India

In March 2016, the Supreme Court approved the guidelines issued by the Centre for the protection of Good Samaritans or first responders at the hands of the police or any other authority

The Road Safety Policy will have provisions to make Delhi’s roads safer and prevent road accidents

Obtaining a driving license in India does not require a mandatory vision test, and many with visual defects end up getting a license

From enforcing laws, relooking at road design to identify black spots to making school students part of the road safety awareness programme, Uttarakhand traffic police is trying it all to reduce the number of road accident fatalities

Jammu and Kashmir has one of the highest concentrations of road accident deaths in India, and loses approximately 1,200 people per year in road accidents