The Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) is in the process of submitting a host of safety recommendations to the Maharashtra government on the safety measures to be taken on the Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-Goa expressways in the state which have witnessed an alarming rise of accidents of late. The Association has recommended among other things, a provision for rest rooms for drivers and setting up of a hospital near Lonavala. WIAA also has a tie-up with ICICI Lombard for road safety activities in the state. It also has entered into a joint collaboration with FIA (International Association of Automobiles) to conduct a study aimed at discovering the reasons behind the large number of accidents on these roads and studying accident prone spots in Mumbai.
Expressway safety report to be submitted to Maharashtra government
