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…
