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ROAD SAFETY
stablished as the primary iRAD. The police department in identifying accident-prone areas,
agency, the State Road assigns a unique ID for each enabling corrective measures such
Safety Cell comprises accident, recording relevant data, as enhanced enforcement and
representatives from while the transport department strategic ambulance placement.
various departments supplements the database with All accidents, including manual
Eacting as stakeholders. information gathered during FIRs, are recorded in iRAD. For
In 2017, the lead agency vehicle inspections. Road-owning major accidents (three or more
formulated the road safety policy agencies contribute details on road deaths), a joint inspection report
and instituted a non-lapsable road conditions, and the medical and is mandated under Section 135
safety fund, constituting about health department also updates of the Motor Vehicles Act. Factors
25% of the annual compounding the app. considered in accident analysis
fee collection. The availability of include iRAD data and joint
this fund empowers the cell to Advantages of iRAD inspection reports from the field.
undertake numerous initiatives in
the field of road safety. The Road Safety Cell operates
a dedicated war room at the Road Safety
Integrated Road secretariat in Jaipur, along with Web Portal
Accident Database Abhay Command and Control The State Road Safety Cell in
(iRAD) App Centres in seven divisional collaboration with the Rajasthan
headquarters across the state. The
The State Road Safety Cell objective of the 112 emergency Knowledge Corporation Ltd.,
under the department of
utilizes the Integrated Road response system is to provide Information and Technology, has
Accident Database (iRAD) app, immediate medical and police created a road safety web portal
provided by the Government of assistance to accident victims. that provides detailed information
India, as an online accident data Major accidents prompt joint on road safety and initiatives taken
registry system. Rajasthan, one of inspection reports, analyzing by the department. It is also linked
the six pilot states, commenced causes based on iRAD data and to the transport department’s
recording data on this app in field information. The app, now website.
March 2021. All accidents within featuring precise accident locations
the state are documented on through latitude and longitude, aids Road Safety
Fund Initiatives
Through the road safety fund,
various initiatives are being
undertaken across stakeholder
departments. The transport
department is establishing
automated driving and testing
tracks at 37 locations, with 13
already operational. Portable
weighing machines have been
distributed to flying squads, linked
to the Vahan portal. The Vehicle
Location Tracking Device (VLTD)
system is being installed in new
buses, and funds have been
allocated for its implementation
in commercial vehicles and the
Nirbhaya project. Additionally,
funding supports the procurement
of CCTV cameras and ANPR devices
for the transport department.
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