Road Safety Awareness

Dear Friends, The Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) Project is an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India and is funded by World Bank, with objective to improve road safety in the country. The main objective of the project is development of Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD), to enrich the accident databases from every parts of the country. The project would generate various types of insights by analyzing the collected road accident data across the country through implementation of data analytics technique. The proposed system would represent the analysis output through Monitoring & Reporting Dashboard & Analytics Dashboard for easy understanding and accordingly forecasting & Decision Making by Apex Authorities for formulation of new policies & strategies. The outcome of the project would be enhanced road safety i.e. ‘Safe Road for All’ in India. A video on YouTube describing about iRAD

More than 70 % vehicles on the Indian Roads are two wheeler. Two wheeler rider is more vulnerable to road fatalities than car user. Given below is the link for pdf file that is about "Two Wheeler Safety". This document is taken from E-Learning Course on "Road Safety Engineering: by European Bank on Reconstruction and Development https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AoD-Li8n13t19f_vWWcVOEUP-9TAXuW0/view?usp=sharing This document suggests interventions for Two Wheeler safety - A) Safer Roads and Mobility 1. Exclusive motorcycle lanes 2.   Widened shoulders or lanes 3. Speed limiters or traffic calming measures 4. Improving road safety conditions B) Safer Vehicles 1. Antilock brake systems 2. Headlights at night 3. Daytime running headlights 4. Brake lights C. Safer road users 1. Mandatory Helmets 2. Strengthening penalties 3. Demerit point system 4. Wearing reflective clothing 5. Compulsory skill test for motorcycle license I hope that you will find this document useful. Let&