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?
What Maruti Suzuki aim through this initiative is to set benchmarks across the nation in the field of road safety and subsequently realise the dream of 'Happy Roads' in India.
Despite being rarely practiced in India, the habit of wearing a seatbelt while travelling in a car is known to have saved lives even during the worst of road accidents.
To increase awareness among pedestrians to avoid using mobile phones while crossing roads, the Kolkata police have come up with the solution of detaining them and temporarily confiscating their mobile phones. The phones will be returned after an hour.