traffic safety rules

To make highway travel safer, the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), introduced innovative research to its methodology, which is the Highway Assessment Programme. The Highway Assessment Programme uses a camera-based recording to conduct scientific road safety audits. A joint team works together to record the road environment, risks and hazards, design deficiencies, and shortcomings in the engineering principles. This team includes: Traffic Engineers Professionals in the field on road accident analysis Cameramen Road Safety Experts The Highway Assessment Programme is directed towards the highway departments or road management agencies to improve improper road stretches. The entire process consists of: Creating a customised digital road network Recording accidents and accident-prone zones Risk parameters Speed analysis Volume counts Study of violations Identifying deficiencies in geometric design and road infrastructure IRTE’s research has concl...

Accident investigation training in India is a field which has not got the attention it deserves. Individuals who investigate on-road accidents lack the requisite skills for the job. This is one of the foremost reasons why there is a gap in the execution of a proper investigation. People in the field of accident investigation training in India lack the tools to record the evidence scientifically. These tools can help in reaching the root cause of an incident, the entire chain of events and the underlying causes. A thorough investigation prevents a blame game and helps to pinpoint what exactly happened and who is to be blamed. The aim is to prevent the road user from being blamed for all accidents. Producing solid proof of any wrongdoing on the road by a rider or a driver is the way to achieve that. The Need For Accident Investigation Training In India Every day so many people suffer injuries due to on-road incidents. A lot of people also die due to such incidents. Proper a...

  There are a staggering 6.2 billion road traffic violations and an alarming 405 deaths on Indian roads every day, a high percentage of which is due to inefficient and faulty traffic enforcement systems in the country. The primary role of the traffic enforcement systems should be the reduction of severe and fatal accidents, the secondary being the free flow of traffic. To achieve that, we need efficient and scientific systems and state-of-the-art traffic enforcement centres in place to ensure there a sense of safety and semblance on Indian roads. In developed countries, the traffic enforcement agencies are supported by the civic or road authorities to help them in the smooth flow of traffic. However, in developing countries like India, the onus of traffic enforcement falls on the traffic police without the background or training in the field. Therefore, it’s crucial to provide them with scientific tools and training to ensure effective traffic enforcement and manage...

Do you believe that following traffic safety rules help in making you, as a road user, safer? How critical are they in making our roads and its users safe?  There are a staggering 6.2 billion traffic violations by motorised traffic on Indian roads every day. Yes, 6.2 billion every single day!  Road accidents are the number 1 killers on our roads. Nearly 1.5 lakh people die on Indian roads every year. That is equivalent to wiping out the entire population of some countries! These alarming figures are a result of the combined inefficiencies of many factors and utter disregard for human life. Inefficient traffic management system, faulty road engineering, outdated, broken traffic equipment, the rampant breaking of traffic safety rules , and general apathy towards human life are the fundamental reasons behind this chaos on Indian roads. Some of these factors are not in our hands, as road users, but a few like following the traffic rules and regulations will definitely go...