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SAFETY
afety on our roads today going through, the number of accidents
is impacted by speeding, on the roads is also witnessing an
driving under the influence increasing trend.
of alcohol and drugs, traffic There are multiple standards in
Smanagement systems that effect to ensure the vehicles being
are not geared for Indian conditions, manufactured and operated on the
lack of training on driver behaviour roads are safe for the driver, passenger
and also poor infrastructure. Safety and the road user. The engineering
is also impacted by regulations that and manufacturing processes of these
are not clearly defined, training, road vehicles have evolved with critical
specifications and finally the intent of safety to avoid collisions and ensure
such regulations. The intent always
needs to be about changing driver
behaviour so as to ameliorate safety on
our roads and get people home alive.
The Indian auto industry became the
fourth largest in the world with sales
increasing at the rate of 9.5 per cent
annually. It was also the seventh largest
manufacturer of commercial vehicles
in 2017 and is expected to reach INR
16.16-18.18 trillion (US$ 251.4-282.8
billion) by 2026. With the exponential
increase that the automotive industry is
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