Panel raises concern over road mishaps, fatality rate in TS
The Hindu
Importance of wearing helmets, seat belts and controlling over-speeding stressed
Chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety (CoRS) Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre has expressed concern over road accidents and related fatality rate in Telangana.
At a meeting held here on Saturday to review road safety interventions taken up by Telangana, he said although the number of accidents was higher in countries China, Japan and Germany, fatalities were only few thousands. However, in India, about 1.5 lakh persons were dying every year in road accidents.
In a recent audit conducted by the CoRS with the help of consultants, it was recommended that road safety in Telangana needed improvement, Justice Sapre said. He informed that 91% of road accident fatalities in Telangana were due to over-speeding. “The road accident-related fatalities will be reduced to a large extent if wearing of helmets and fastening seat belts is ensured 100% and over-speeding is controlled,” he said.