The Road Safety Week 2016 will be organized throughout the country from January 11 onwards to create public awareness about improving safety on roads.
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‘During the road safety week, awareness about various causes of road accidents and measures to prevent them will be highlighted by organizing various activities with school/college students, drivers and all other road users.’
The official statement said, "The ministry has also organized a 'Walkathon' from India Gate on January 11, 2016, in association with Delhi Police and Society for Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) to solicit their active participation in the road safety movement. In India, about 1.4 lakh people are killed in road crashes every year while many more get injured and disabled for life. Youths in the age group of 15 to 24 years comprise 33% of the total fatalities." At a global conference on traffic safety in Brasilia in November 2015, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "India fully endorsed the Safe System Approach which is being advocated by the United Nations. With over 200 million vehicles on our roads and vehicle registration witnessing a rapid increase at the rate of 10% annually, our country is faced with serious impacts on road safety levels."
The minister said that he has asked the government for complete replacement of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 to encompass comprehensive promotion of road safety as well as promotion of the development of an efficient, seamless and integrated multi-mode public transport system.
Use Schools and Universities to Turn Road Safety into a Social Movement: C P Joshi
State chief ministers have been asked to include schools and universities and turn road safety into a social movement by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. CP Joshi.
State chief ministers have been asked to include schools and universities and turn road safety into a social movement by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. CP Joshi.
Source-IANS
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