Tag Archives: Road safety

Ensuring road safety is a critical task that requires the cooperation of various stakeholders. While regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies are typically the primary focus of road safety measures, car dealerships play a crucial role that should be noticed. Vivek Datta, MD & CEO, Globe Toyota, explains how these establishments have a considerable influence on customer education, vehicle features, ...

Fátima Pereira da Silva, Board Member (ICADTS); (EWDTS) and Member Traffic Psychology International (TPI) is a Traffic safety professional from Portugal with more than 35 years of experience in Traffic psychology. She is also a professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, teaching Organizational Psychology for many years. During a virtual interview with Trafficinfratech, Fátima stressed the importance of traffic ...

Urban development in many cities around the world prioritizes making space for cars over pedestrians, cyclists or public transportation. In Brazil, this led to an average of more than 30,000 annual road crash fatalities nationwide by the turn of the century, as well as high levels of congestion and pollution. But  in  the last 20 years, fatalities have started to ...

In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in road management and maintenance has marked a significant leap forward in optimizing transportation infrastructure. These advancements have introduced innovative solutions to enhance road safety, improve traffic flow, and reduce maintenance costs. Amit Kar, Head Technology & Solutions – Global Services Business, Sterlite Technologies Limited throws light on the future ...

In the pursuit of road safety, technological innovations and infrastructure improvements play pivotal roles in mitigating risks and enhancing the driving experience. Among these advancements, audio tactile markings have emerged as a significant contributor to road safety, particularly on high-speed roads. These markings are not just a measure for traffic management but a critical intervention to reduce the risk of ...

As a young volunteer in her teens, Neha Khullar, Director (Projects and Training) with MUSKAAN Foundation for Road Safety organised road safety awareness activities in her hometown in Jaipur. As her passion for road safety grew, she took upon to herself to build focused modules and training for specific segments in the society. She ensured that she built her own ...

Approximately 70% of the applications available on the ITMS platform have been implemented in the Greater Hyderabad area of Telangana State comprising three Commissionerates, Hyderabad City, Cyberabad and Rachakonda. Key goals in the first phase including increase in average traffic speed, improving road safety, reducing pollution and improving AQI have been met to a degree. Consistency has been key to ...

Road crashes is a complex health issue requiring a collaborative approach from multiple stakeholders. Therefore, road safety interventions have been grouped into six pillars wherein each stakeholder has been assigned definitive set of activities to carry out. Out of these six pillars of road safety, the pillar Safer Road Users involves activities pertaining to road user behaviour which covers awareness, ...

In a concerted effort involving officials from transport and police departments, road-owning agencies, medical & health professionals, and various stakeholders, the State Road Safety Cell in Rajasthan is spearheading initiatives to fulfil the Global Road Safety Goal of reducing road fatalities and severe injuries by 50% by the close of 2030. While challenges abound, strategic processes, partnerships with leading engineering ...

India, today, is at a very strategic inflexion point of greater economic prosperity. India’s journey on the path of economic reforms has transformed it to one of the world’s fastest growing large economies where Infrastructure has been one of the cornerstones in the development. The ‘New India’ has an evolved outlook towards infrastructure development in the country under the leadership ...