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ROAD SAFETY

b) Disseminate important
information through text
and audio-visual mediums for
various target groups
c) Visualize road crash data in an
interactive manner for the state
of Rajasthan
d) Provide a platform for sharing
important content for various
road safety professionals

e) Provide a self-paced learning
facility for road safety issues
for public
f) Help all institutions to educate
their students about road safety
and related issues Deputy CM and Transport Minister Dr. Prem Chand Bairwa Inaugurating the Web Portal
g) Fulfil the objectives defined in
Rajasthan Road Safety Roadmap (road signs, road markings, traffic to road safety. After completing
– 2020 prepared by State lights and hand signals), Safety Tips a module an online assessment is
Road Safety Cell, Transport for all categories of road users. shown to the user. An e-certificate is
Department Rajasthan in Knowledge Centre: This generated after successful completion
compliance to the Budget section provides listing of various of the assessment.
Declaration 2020-21 made by facilities and institutions linked
the Chief Minister of Rajasthan with road safety including Fitness Benefits:
h) Utilize the Corporate Social Centres, Motor Driving Schools, Along with dissemination of
Responsibility budget of RKCL Traffic Parks, Trauma Centres and authentic information about road
for the social cause Counselling Centres etc. safety, the portal works as a one
Government Initiatives: State stop solution for different user
The Structure: Road Safety Cell is the Lead Agency groups including agencies in the
in the State and Department of field of road safety, institutions,
For easy accessibility, the content
of the web portal has been suitably Transport and Road Safety is and individuals including children
and adults. The portal informs,
the nodal department for road
structured and grouped under the safety. This section describes the
following menu items: educates and creates awareness
institutional framework for road on road safety in an engaging
Laws: Cover important safety and initiatives taken by the interactive manner.
provisions of Motor Vehicles State Government in the field of
Act, 1988 related to road safety, road safety. The portal provides for
offences and penalties for traffic Statistics: This section describes institutions for conducting road
violations, Motor Vehicle Driving important statistics related to road safety activities through Road
Regulations, Bal Vahini (School safety including road crashes, Safety Clubs. It encourages self-
Bus) Norms and Good Samaritan. assessment method for enhancing
vehicle population, road network in knowledge on road safety and
Safe Driving: This is the most the state and Blackspots identified tracking overall development.
comprehensive section that talks in the state.
about all the aspects of road safety Gallery: The gallery includes Another benefit is that the portal
such as Safety Gears, important video gallery and photo gallery brings domain experts on a single
factors leading to crashes (like for road safety awareness and platform for sharing of knowledge.
speeding, overtaking, wrong lane events etc. It serves as a repository where
driving etc.), Distraction, Emergency institutions and other social
(vehicle breakdown, dealing with Learning: This section comprises a welfare organizations can find
road crashes, first aid and helping list of self-paced learning modules and a list of Road Safety Experts and
others), Traffic Control Devices quizzes on different topics related Non-Government Organizations.

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