There is an inter-ministerial initiative being planned by the Central Government to enhance safety on the roads, primarily by leveraging the existing information communication technology framework. One of the main problems at present with road transportation in India is that transporters or users do not have any data on road safety for the stretch of the road that is of ...
Tag Archives: Road safety
Road Surveys
Indian Road Survey & Management Pvt Ltd provides services to better manage road conditions, assets and assess road safety. Services include: Project & Network Level Road Data Collection & Analysis Functional & Pavement Strength Evaluation Road Safety Analysis Road Asset Management Inventory and Distress Data Collection & Reporting Pavement Performance Evaluation Airport PCN Evaluation E Modulus Evaluation, Pavement Overlay Design and Remaining Life of Pavement Analysis Road Geometry ...
Making Roads Safer
With its size, population, diversity, urbanization and motorization, road safety is set to be one of India’s biggest emerging challenges. Maruti Suzuki runs a large nationwide road safety programme that focuses on providing scientific driving training and generating awareness amongst masses on safe driving. As per the MoRTH report, total of 4, 97,686 road accidents were reported in India in ...
Iron grills for road safety
According to a report on road safety submitted by the Chandigarh Traffic Police to the city Municipal Corporation and administration, fixing road grills on important roads of the city could make a significant contribution towards improving road safety. Iron grills prevent unauthorised access to the roads as well as ensure a safe road for the commuters. Cyclists and two- wheelers ...
TrafficinfratechExpo & Parking Infratech Expo 2015
With over 60% of the exhibition space already booked by companies – both national and international – expectations and excitement have already set in. The exhibiting companies represent a wide spectrum of segments covering traffic management, safety systems and products, barriers, ITS, signage, infrastructure, toll collection and management, vehicle tracking systems, data collection, traffic sensors, speed enforcement systems, multilevel ...
Project Partnership of Government and Muskaan Foundation for Road Safety: A Success Story
Jaipur-based non-profit organization Muskaan had initiated a project to create road safety awareness with special emphasis on BRTS and Metro routes. The objective of the project was to bring down the number of fatalities on the operative dedicated BRTS route. This article intends to present the fact that a lot can be achieved in the field of road safety when ...
Keltron:Keeping an Eye on Kerala Speedsters
Keltron – Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited – which provides latest traffic controllers and ITS Solutions for traffic management has implemented City Surveillance & Traffic Monitoring System (CS & TMS) and Automatic Traffic Enforcement systems like RLVDS- Red Light Violation Detection System & SVDS- Speed Violation Detection system in Kerala. Started in 2009, the City Surveillance project for the ...
Choosing the right Road Safety Barrier
Roads and highways should be designed and constructed in a way that they ensure and guarantee safe, effective, convenient and efficient transportation. Road safety systems like Road Barriers are described as vehicle protection systems which are specially designed to protect vehicles from roadside hazards, and thereby redirecting errant vehicles in a safe manner as well as providing high levels of ...
EC releases road safety app
A new road safety app for smartphones has been released by the European Commission that informs overseas drivers of road safety rules in 28 European countries The app ”GoingAbroad” contains important information as well as games such as a road safety quiz and memory games to keep passengers entertained on long stretches on the road. Rules and road signs differ ...
How Transport Pricing Reforms can increase Road Safety
This article investigates how transportation pricing reforms – higher fuel taxes, efficient road tolls and parking fees, distance-based pricing, and reduced transit fares – can help increase traffic safety. Research described in this report indicates that, in addition to their other economic, social and environmental benefits, these reforms tend to reduce traffic accidents. However, this benefit is often overlooked: pricing ...