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Road safety refers to the planning and implementation of the safety measures to prevent road accidents and protect road users from getting injured and
killed in the road mishaps. Road Safety in India: India has the second leading road networks globally that make vital contribution to the country's economy.
India has worst road facilities leading to the increasing numbers of road crashes. Road safety is a major issue in India. As per the statistics, India
accounted for at least 4,80,652 accidents in 2016 causing 1,50785 deaths. The data suggests that every day around 413 people die in 1,317 road crashes.
The speed of the vehicle besides the use of mobile phones while driving is the chief cause of accidents. As per the WHO survey, 1.2 million people are
killed due to road accidents and many more are injured across the globe. The death rate is higher in the underdeveloped and developing countries like
India where safety norms are not efficiently applied. India accounts for 10% road fatalities globally. It is estimated that every year around 1,275,000
people are seriously injured due to road crashes. Annually, the social cost of road accidents has been predicted around 11,000$. Responsible driving culture
is lacking in India and the percentage of untrained drivers is rising. Ministry of Road Transport and Highway on Road Safety: Various policy measures
are promoted by National Road Safety like spreading awareness, motivating safe road infrastructure, creating road safety data base and implementing safety
killed in the road mishaps. Road Safety in India: India has the second leading road networks globally that make vital contribution to the country's economy.
India has worst road facilities leading to the increasing numbers of road crashes. Road safety is a major issue in India. As per the statistics, India
accounted for at least 4,80,652 accidents in 2016 causing 1,50785 deaths. The data suggests that every day around 413 people die in 1,317 road crashes.
The speed of the vehicle besides the use of mobile phones while driving is the chief cause of accidents. As per the WHO survey, 1.2 million people are
killed due to road accidents and many more are injured across the globe. The death rate is higher in the underdeveloped and developing countries like
India where safety norms are not efficiently applied. India accounts for 10% road fatalities globally. It is estimated that every year around 1,275,000
people are seriously injured due to road crashes. Annually, the social cost of road accidents has been predicted around 11,000$. Responsible driving culture
is lacking in India and the percentage of untrained drivers is rising. Ministry of Road Transport and Highway on Road Safety: Various policy measures
are promoted by National Road Safety like spreading awareness, motivating safe road infrastructure, creating road safety data base and implementing safety
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