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SAFETY

the main risk factors that contributed The case for a more ambitious civil month. This in turn is supported by
to crashes on the corridor. The exercise works program: The targeted stretches District Road Safety Committees
revealed, for instance, that many accounted for only a small subset of (DRSC) which also meet every month
collisions involving trucks occurred accidents and fatalities. The majority and are required to submit district
because many drivers did not take the of accidents are spread across the rest level data regularly to the Council. The
time to rest and freshen up during their of the corridor, which would have state has set itself a target of reducing
shift—which led to the development of benefited from a more comprehensive fatalities by 15% by 2020 and 50%
the innovative Stop-Wash-Go Program. treatment. by 2025, and a suitably empowered
Using the same method, government The issue of motorcycle helmet and data-savvy Transport Department
officials also realized many drivers use: More than 90% of motorcycle leads this effort.
were speeding because they wanted drivers and pillion riders drive without Based on the experience on the
to reach the holy town of Tirupati in a helmet—a blatant safety issue that Kadapa-Renigunta demo corridor, the
time for early morning ceremonies. remains largely unaddressed. Alternate Transport Department now plans a
Some room for strategies for behaviour change and sizeable scale up of the programs in
each of the 13 districts in the state.
improvement political championship will be essential. Some 1620 km of vulnerable road
Coordination with the Health Toward a bigger, bolder sections have been identified to be
Department has not always been road safety program part of the next phase. Building on
seamless: As an example, the newly- The state has identified Road Safety the success of the first demonstration
built Trauma Care facility at Rajampet as a priority and constituted a State corridor, the World Bank looks forward
remains unutilized due to a lack of Road Safety Council headed by the to expanding this approach—and
specialized staff. Chief Minister which convenes every saving lives across the state.

NEWS PLUS

Delhi opens automated driving test centre

elhi’s first fully driving test facilities use thus making it efficient definition cameras helps
automated driving access control along and convenient. The new evaluate applicants
Dtest centre (ADTC) with biometric, RFID ADTCs are equipped with against 20 essential
at the regional transport recognition system. Access scientifically designed driving skills, in-line with
office in Mayur Vihar Control will permit entry test tracks. The use of Central Motor Vehicles
Phase- I was inaugurated of applicants only at the advanced technology Rules (CMVR).
recently. Simultaneously, pre-assigned time slots, including multiple high
three more ADTCs started
operating in the city at
Vishwas Nagar, Sarai Kale
Khan and Shakur Basti.
These ADTCs are set up
and maintained as a CSR
initiative by Maruti Suzuki
India Limited as part of
its agreement with the
Department of Transport,
NCT of Delhi.
The fully automated

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