Global award for road safety

The Indian govt received the Prince Michael Decade of Action Road Safety Award, the highest award in this field, for achievements in “improving vehicle safety” in the past decade, including the roll out of new car safety assessment regime, and mandatory ABS (anti-lock braking system) features in all new two-wheelers. ‘Following the first independent crash test ratings of Indian cars in 2014, the road transport and highways ministry announced a new framework of vehicle safety standards”, read the citation of the award conferred at the 4th Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech where leaders from dozens of countries had gathered to prepare the roadmap to reduce road fatalities by 50% by 2030.