(THE GIST OF PIB) Government confident of halving road accident deaths from 1.5 lakh per annum by 2025 as against the target of 2030

[September-2020]

Government confident of halving road accident deaths from 1.5 lakh per annum by 2025 as against the target of 2030

• Government had signed the Brasilia declaration in 2015, committing to reduce road accident and fatality by half.
• As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), During 2019, a total of 4,37,396 cases of road accidents were reported which caused 1,54,732 deaths. Traffic Accidents (43.9%) were major causes of accidental deaths.

Key causes:

• 59.6% of road accidents were due to over-speeding.
• 25.7% due to dangerous and careless driving or overtaking.
• 16.8% were due to reasons including drunk driving, poor weather conditions and mechanical defect.

Some challenges: 

• Poor system of issuing licences,
• Poor scientific investigation of accidents, 
• No pedestrian crossings on highways etc.

Steps by government:

• Identification and removal of blackspots on highways (World Bank and ADB funded project).
• Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed with stringent penalties, recall provision for defect vehicles, recognition of good Samaritans etc.
• National Road Safety Policy, approved in 2010, outlining the policy initiatives for Safer Road Infrastructure, safe drivers, safe vehicles etc.
• Pradhan Mantri Surakshit SadakYojana to eliminate dangerous spot from highways.
   

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