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The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
CAG's study highlights the need for Road Safety Action Plan
Stories From The Road The State, once the forerunner for road safety in the country as it promulgated the Tamil Nadu Road Safety Policy in 2007 even before the Central government announced a road safety policy in 2010, is languishing well behind that it has the highest road accidents registered in the country. In a recent study published by Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG) titled 'Why a comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan is the Solution' it has raised concern about the increasing road accidents in the country as well as the State and the need for implementing a Road Safety Action Plan. The study which was done by researcher Sowmya Kannan called for an action plan to be executed for a time-bound, practical and goal-oriented road map to reduce the road accidents and the fatalities. Ms. Sowmya Kannan said while the State initiated the first Road Safety policy in the country in 2007, it has failed to update it. However the other States are fast catching up. Rajasthan has initiated a 10-year road safety action plan this year and the State has cited the road safety action plan being inspired based on Tamil Nadu's road safety initiatives. The study highlights that the State with the highest number of road accidents in the country at 64,105 and was ranked second in the number of fatalities recording 17,884 in 2022 as per the Road Accidents data 2022 published by Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Ms. Kannan wanted a road safety action plan to be adopted by the State government immediately for preventing road accidents in the State. However officials of the State government point out that already Road Safety Action Plan has been implemented based on which fatalities have been reduced. The coordinated efforts of the different departments including the officials of police personnel and State transport and road safety has resulted in 13% reduction of fatalities from road accidents compared to last year. The reduction in fatalities caused by road accidents has been due to proactive measures designed to improve traffic flow, alleviate congestion, and most importantly, reduce accidents. Director General of Police Shankar Jiwal said the coordinated efforts taken by the traffic police department along with officials of other departments have resulted in reduction of road accident fatalities by 13% from January to May of this year compared to 2024. The reduction in road accidents could be attributed to vigorous enforcement drives, speed detection devices, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and collating of crash data from accident prone locations for rectification of black spots. The State, having recorded 8,188 fatalities due to road accidents from January to May last year, this year has been reduced to 7,130, resulting in 13% reduction. Mr. Jiwal said the State government was taking several steps to reduce road accidents as well as fatalities through a Road Safety Action plan to bring down the road accidents in which a total of 1,434 black spots have been rectified. The black spot rectification works involved roads belonging to national highway (871), state highway (488), corporation and district roads. The State police based on the accidents data registered in the State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB) portal has identified accident-prone locations whereby through field observations and surveys had been initiating hotspot rectifications of the roads under the control of National Highway and State Highway. The DGP said a total of 3,741 accident hotspots have been rectified with 2,644 hotspots rectified by the State highways department and 1,079 ameliorated by the National Highways authority. The officials conducted field surveys in 6,200 accident-prone locations in the financial year of 2022-23. With major accidents attributed to high speeding the State police department has been in the forefront to install closed circuit television (CCTV) and ANPR cameras for preventing high speed driving by motorists and to penalise through enforcement. The senior police official said a total of 22,300 CCTV and ANPR cameras have been installed under road safety finds of which 18,000 are in working condition. The rigorous enforcement measures of the six main traffic violations carried out by the State police has resulted in fining of 5,72,777 with nearly 94,000 fined for drunken driving in the five months from January to May and 15 lakh motorists fined for talking on the cell phones while driving. The fines were collected from 2022 to May this year.
New Indian Express
17-05-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Bridging the gap: Road safety plan prioritises gender-inclusive infrastructure
KOCHI: The lack of public toilet facilities and well-lit areas have long been associated with the drawbacks of the road networks in the state. Now, a study report which forms the basis for the state government in preparing a 'Road Safety Action Plan' for the period 2025-30 has called for addressing such issues related to 'gender differences' and consider the different ways both men and women experience road safety and its related aspects. The 'Road Safety Action Plan for Kerala State (2025-2030)', prepared by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), an institution under the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), has pitched for ensuring a gender perspective in transport planning. 'Engaging women and diverse gender groups in decision-making processes will ensure that road safety measures are comprehensive and promote equity, ultimately contributing to safer roads... Gender differences in road safety affect women differently due to physical, behavioural, and social reasons. Transport policy frameworks must provide an enabling environment for safe, secure, accessible, reliable, and sustainable mobility to address these gender differences,' the report said.
New Indian Express
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- New Indian Express
36 per cent of highways in Kerala unsafe for motorists
KOCHI: More than one-third of the highways in the state are prone to accidents, reveals a latest study report prepared by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC). According to the 'Road Safety Action Plan for Kerala State (2025-2030)', more than 2,200 km of road corridors -- national highways (NH) and state highways -- in the state are found to be 'crash vulnerable'. The study has been done to facilitate the government to form a comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan which aims to cut the accident fatalities in the state by half by 2030. While a whopping 60% (1,089.4 km out of the total 1,811.52 km) of the NH is accident-prone, 26% of the state highways (1,144 km out of the total 4,342 km) falls under the category. Combined, 36% (2,233km out of 6,153 km) of the highways are crash vulnerable, shows the report. The Average Annual Traffic Crashes (AATC) for all major categories of roads in Kerala was found to be higher for NH with 5.15 crashes/km, followed by state highways (2.23 crashes/km). Other roads reported a low crash rate of around 0.10 crashes/km, the report states. As per the report, a major portion of the vulnerable stretches is in Thrissur (289.9 km) while Ernakulam is second with 265.7 km, followed by Kozhikode (224.3 km), Malappuram (219.7 km), Alappuzha (192.4 km), Kottayam (183.1 km), Thiruvananthapuram (174) km), Palakkad (168.2 km), Kollam (143.1 km), Kannur (137.8 km), Pathanamthitta (83.8 km), Kasaragod (55.3 km), Idukki (49.8 km) and Wayanad (47.7 km).
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Feedback wanted from Dayton residents to make roads safer
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The city of Dayton wants feedback directly from residents who commute in and around the city. Dayton's Road Safety Action Plan is aimed at improving the roads across the city for everyone. 'When fully implemented, an SS4A (Street Safe and Roads for All) plan can make a big difference in modernizing and improving local streets for all users, including drivers and passengers, commercial users, cyclists, and pedestrians,' said the city. To help with the plan, the city is asking the public for feedback through an online map, public meetings, surveys and more. You can learn more and complete the survey by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
