Emergency, life-saving help from ambulances (and other emergency services) are often delayed due to emergency vehicles getting stuck in traffic. It is our legal and ethical duty as road users and citizens to give way to emergency vehicles and contribute in saving a life.
If you’ve spent any time on Indian roads, chances are you’ve seen an accident. Why, there is one every 4 minutes. So many that they are hard to escape – and I’m not saying that as a prophet of doom.
Road accidents affect not just the victims but also their families. CAG talks to Ganesh, who is confined to a wheelchair after an accident in 2006, and to his sister, Sumathi who takes care of him, to understand the physical and emotional trauma of such accidents.
In 2014, Tamil Nadu had the highest number of road accidents in the country and the highest number of deaths. Media reports invariably say that Indian roads are considered some of most dangerous in the world. Considering all these alarming stories on the low level of road safety in India, I thought it would be interesting to look at how public opinion is shaped on the issue of road accidents and road safety. I looked at 204 print media articles on road safety in Tamil Nadu, in English and Tamil, that were published between October and December 2015.
An annual report brought out by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, that provides detailed analysis of road accidents.
An annual report brought out by the Government of India's National Crime Records Bureau, the report provides detailed analysis of the accidents due to natural and un-natura
An annual report from the Government of India that compilesdata on accidents (roads, trains, factories, etc).
A WHO status report covering 180 countries that provides a snapshot of the road safety scenario globally and highlights the gaps and measures required.
The fourth version of the RTSB, dated 2015, which dilutes the penalties imposed.
Back in 2000, I was conscripted into teaching a friend to drive a two-wheeler. My friend had bought a Scooty or rather inveigled her father into buying one. He did so with the proviso that I teach her to drive it. So every weekend I would head over to their place and we would drive around.