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ROAD SAFETY

Driver Training

and Beyond

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).

ndia has an estimated 330 systems have been introduced face on the roads, as they have no
million vehicles, growing resulting in almost nil interaction pedestrians, bicyclists, or any other
at almost 10% a year. It is between the licensing officer and vehicles, be they motorized or
also estimated that over the trainee driver. non-motorized, and cannot mimic
30 million new licenses
Iare issued every year. The The automated tracks used for the weather and environmental
licensing officers are few and the testing are isolated and do not conditions that the driver will face
demand is high hence automated embody the issues the driver would while driving in India.

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