UP govt to kick off ‘Road Safety Fortnight’ on July 17
During the fortnight, employees who arrive at work without a helmet for the second time in a department will not be given an entry and counted absent.
During the fortnight, employees who arrive at work without a helmet for the second time in a department will not be given an entry and counted absent.
On an average, more than 18 road accidents occurred across the State from 2019 to 2021.
Besides low visibility, there is an increase in vehicular traffic as people travel to picnic spots and tourist destinations for celebrating Christmas and the New Year's eve.
Presiding over the meeting of the Road Safety Fund Management Committee on Thursday, Haryana chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said by using this technology, a grid is automatically generated for such places on the live map.
Highway hypnosis, also called the white line fever, is a mental state in which a person can drive a truck or automobile, with no recollection of having consciously done so.
As per the data, 5194 accidents were registered in the year 2020 while 3866 people lost their lives in road accidents in the same year.
With 9,431 road accidents in 2020, the average number of accidents reported daily came down to 26 as compared to about 30 cases of mishaps were reported everyday in 2019.
Besides enforcement and other measures, concerted focus and initiatives should be on greater public awareness on road safety through audio-visual, social, print and electronic media to encourage greater public involvement
Out of these 62.86 percent accidents are caused by over speeding which could be reduced by making people aware of road safety
As many as 24 labourers were killed and at least 15 injured when the truck they were travelling in collided with another at around 3 am on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district.
