road safety

“At the end of the day, you need to save the victim. Our ambulances should be in a position to respond very fast. A lot of data analytics was done to understand where we should position our ambulances.”

Through attention-grabbing and light-hearted cartoons, he highlighted a variety of social ills such as poverty, traffic woes, pollution, degradation of the environment, urban life, the poor state of urban infrastructure, to millions of people.

Featuring his friend Anas and younger sister Hasna, Hafiz Sajeev’s pictures set their premise on seemingly innocent yet potentially fatal scenarios

This much-needed move would help not only bring down the production of cheap and unsafe helmets but also reduce road-accident casualties due to poor quality helmets.

“They were clad in black clothes and walking on the highways, seemingly Sabarimala devotees. The road was so dark that I could not see them until I was close enough. Thankfully, I was able to push the breaks on time. But it left me shaken. After returning, I could not resume normal life, with the thought haunting me day and night about what would have happened if I hadn't been able to stop."

The folks who spearheaded this initiative included K Rasheed, S A Ani, A P Pradeep, M K Viju, A G Siraj, A P Pratheesh, V G Manikandan and V K Kuttan.

Formally dubbed as the ‘Kandhal Mix’, the ready-to-use cold asphalt mix, can be poured into the pothole directly, unlike the traditionally used hot asphalt mix.

In Delhi, authorities have decided to take a step to ensure our roads are safer.

Involved in a vehicular accident? Well read on, to find out what you should do if it happens!

In 2017, the budget for road safety increased by a whopping 100.4 per cent to Rs 5,217 crore. With this much money pouring into roadworks and safety, shouldn't we see an increase in road quality?