Dear Readers, In the past two months, Road Safety Network (RSN) partners have been hard at work advancing key initiatives. Together, we submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act and actively participated in the World Safety Conference 2024. Our…
Dear Readers, Over the past two months, Road Safety Network (RSN) advocates have actively engaged with key officials, parliamentarians, and technical experts to advance policy and consultations on road safety. Among key road safety issues to be addressed, speeding and drunk driving has been the primary focus, aiming to reduce…
Dear Readers, The Road Safety Network champions road safety in India, congratulating newly elected leaders and seeking collaborative action for India to achieve global road safety targets. Various partners engaged in the #CommitToAct Mobility Snapshot campaign, while others focused on increasing public awareness by sharing essential monsoon driving tips and…
Dear Readers, The network has been working to advocate for improved policies and their implementation at the national level in order to meet the 2030 target of a 50% reduction in road traffic injuries, even as the elections are ongoing. In this regard, our efforts are not only limited to…
Dear Readers, First two months of the leap year were important as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) observed National Road Safety Month throughout India, from January 15th to February 14th, 2024. This annual observance aimed to elevate awareness surrounding road safety concerns, promote best practices, address challenges,…
Dear Readers, Wishing you a very happy, healthy and safe new year from the Road Safety Network! We were pleased to have your continued support and involvement in 2023, closely following us in all our activities. The concerns around road safety issues continue to exist, and the numbers on the…
Dear Readers, Join us in celebrating two months of Road Safety Network’s progress – as we seek new initiatives, direction and strategies following SMART advocacy! Partners also engaged in consultation meets and actively analysed current road safety situation related to speed regulations in the city of Chennai and Rajasthan. Road…
Dear Readers, It has been a while since our last edition of the newsletter. Road Safety Network is back with yet another edition of “Road Sense” reviewing the highlights that have taken place over the last couple of months. One of the major highlight has been the activities during the…
Partner Updates Training and media workshops by CAG in Tiruvarur highlight the pressing need for MVAA implementation CAG in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection and Environment Research Centre (TNCPERC), Tiruvarur organised a workshop on ‘Strengthening Road Safety Decision Making’ for members of the District Road Safety Committee (DRSC)…
Partner Updates CAG kick starts the signature campaign for MVAA 2019 implementation in Tamil Nadu through engagement with DRSCs of Tirunelveli and Thiruvarur A compliance audit conducted by CAG recently in two districts of Tamil Nadu, (i.e. Thiruvarur and Tirunelveli) revealed worrisome statistics of more than 50% of vehicle drivers…
Partner Updates A study by CAG finds more than 90% non-compliance in wearing seatbelts by frontseat passengers and helmets by pillionriders in two districts of Tamil Nadu CAG assessed the helmet and seatbelt law compliance through an elaborate study recently this year in two focus districts of Tamil Nadu viz….
Partner Updates Mobilization of citizen volunteers to advocate for “Slow Down” in Mumbai With new and better road infrastructure created in Mumbai city, speed limit violations have been on a significant rise amongst the motorists, leading to incremental risks to the safety of other road users. Further, it has been…
Partner Updates Consultation with enforcement officials on MVA Act, 2019: Challenges and Wayforward, Mysuru, Karnataka CUTS organised a consultation with the district road safety enforcement officials on November 18, 2021 in Mysuru. In the meeting general road safety scenario in state of Karnataka, the key provisions of the MVA Act,…
OCT – NOV 2021 Partner Updates Road Safety Network applauds the issuance of the National Road Safety Board Rules The National Road Safety Board is a much needed institute that can help to provide technically sound, evidence-based and data-driven advice to the Governments (both Central and States) and ensure…
