Road Safety

  Established over 25 years back primarily for supplying road safety products, Lucknow based Descon Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd (derived from Design Section and coined by the Founder Sanjeev Khobragade) has today earned its special space in India’s urban and highway infrastructure development. From safety solutions, retroreflective signage, and thermoplastic road markings to highway management, Descon has come a long way. ...

Defensive driving training and traffic psychology would be a powerful combination that could contribute to safer driving practices. This can help reduce the chances of road crash deaths and injuries, writes Arushi Baluja, Head – Department of Driver Training, Public Health and International Relations, Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) – College of Traffic Management (CTM). India has an estimated ...

Ensuring road safety is a critical task that requires the cooperation of various stakeholders. While regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies are typically the primary focus of road safety measures, car dealerships play a crucial role that should be noticed. Vivek Datta, MD & CEO, Globe Toyota, explains how these establishments have a considerable influence on customer education, vehicle features, ...

Fátima Pereira da Silva, Board Member (ICADTS); (EWDTS) and Member Traffic Psychology International (TPI) is a Traffic safety professional from Portugal with more than 35 years of experience in Traffic psychology. She is also a professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, teaching Organizational Psychology for many years. During a virtual interview with Trafficinfratech, Fátima stressed the importance of traffic ...

With clear focus on formulating water based & solvent based paints suitable for heavy traffic flow and adverse weather conditions, ITS Coatings Pvt Ltd, has established itself as a specialized player in the market. Rinkoo Shah, Asst. Vice President – Strategy & Operations, ITS Coatings Private Limited shares with Trafficinfratech the international quality standards of the offerings that are tested ...

As a young volunteer in her teens, Neha Khullar, Director (Projects and Training) with MUSKAAN Foundation for Road Safety organised road safety awareness activities in her hometown in Jaipur. As her passion for road safety grew, she took upon to herself to build focused modules and training for specific segments in the society. She ensured that she built her own ...

Road crashes is a complex health issue requiring a collaborative approach from multiple stakeholders. Therefore, road safety interventions have been grouped into six pillars wherein each stakeholder has been assigned definitive set of activities to carry out. Out of these six pillars of road safety, the pillar Safer Road Users involves activities pertaining to road user behaviour which covers awareness, ...

In a concerted effort involving officials from transport and police departments, road-owning agencies, medical & health professionals, and various stakeholders, the State Road Safety Cell in Rajasthan is spearheading initiatives to fulfil the Global Road Safety Goal of reducing road fatalities and severe injuries by 50% by the close of 2030. While challenges abound, strategic processes, partnerships with leading engineering ...

Taking forward the impact of V2X on providing ease of travel, yet another discussion looked at its impact on road safety and security. While the technologies that have been proposed around V2X offer an intervention, they may not completely solve the problem. The experts who participated in the discussion included Uday Dodla, Senior Director, Automotive Business Development, Qualcomm India Pvt ...

  A strong-willed, hands-on approach along with technology goes a long way to enforce discipline on roads to reduce accidents and fatalities and improve safety. The panelists for the session on Emerging Technologies for Road Safety and Enforcement Challenges at the Smart Mobility Conference held in October, Ashish Srivastava, Additional Secretary IT and Science & Technology, Uttarakhand Government; Akhilesh Srivastava, ...