People enjoy ‘Raahgiri Day’ organised by Delhi Police to spread awareness on road safety
A quiz competition based on road safety and traffic rules was also organized and the winners were felicitated by the police.
A quiz competition based on road safety and traffic rules was also organized and the winners were felicitated by the police.
Fatalities in road accidents reduced by 17 per cent in five years.
Speed management in the state is now to be done considering several micro factors and not by just taking in account the category of roads.
The government has also announced strict enforcement of traffic norms to reduce the number of accidents on Delhi roads and thereby improve the safety of its citizens.
Equipped with the digital technique to measure the speed of a vehicle even at night and read the number, the interceptors will play an important role in ensuring road safety as they are expected to prove effective in preventing road accidents.
The committee, which assessed the extent and quality of actions taken by the state government in June last year, appreciated initiatives of the State Transport Authority including Project Rakshak, Vahak and National Road Safety Short Film Festival.
Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) were conducted in all 28 police districts of the state in a bid to "infuse fear among the anti-social elements and instill a sense of safety and security among the common people".
A project, ‘Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering’ (iRASTE), has been launched to identify potential accident-causing scenarios while driving a vehicle and alert drivers about the same with the help of the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS).
Speaking at a Press conference on the automobile safety ecosystem in India, he said all efforts should be made to reduce road accidents by 50 per cent by the year 2025.
Keeping in view the fog during the winter season, Garg directed all agencies to make the speed breakers properly, get their marking done and also install reflector tapes on all the transport vehicles.
