COST OF ROAD
ACCIDENTS
– Estimate by the Working Group set up by Planning Commission in the year
2000-- Rs. 55,000 crores (2000 prices), i.e. 3% of GDP.
So what can the public, society,
government machinery do to reduce this “death trap”, victims? (death trap is
the other name of Roads)
Creation of a dedicated body on Road
Safety and Traffic Management body.
Formulate
Road Safety Action Plan for the Decade
Scientific
Recording of Database
Encourage
HRD and R&D for Road Safety
Institutionalization
of system of database
Scientific
Accident Investigation
Strengthen
system of driver licensing
Ensure
safety of vulnerable road users
Appropriate
enforcement of legislations
Emergency
medical attention within golden hour
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