Comprehensive list of 100 Road Safety suggestions.

1. Safety awareness should begin from childhood, as it is difficult to impart awareness to a grown up human. If safety awareness is imparted in childhood, safety will be a habit. 2. Video and Computer games involving Motor Racing should be controlled by parents or banned by Government, as it will develop racing habit in children. 3. All sorts of Motor sports, especially racing shall be restricted by government. Telecast of Motor Sports and Racing also shall be controlled / viewed with parental guidance. 4. Racing, over speed, highly risky riding / driving by heroes should not be filmed in movies and TV serials. Children are likely to imitate the same. Statutory warning will not help. Government should censor such scenes. 5. Children below a certain age should not be permitted to do cycling in busy roads and in roads where heavy vehicles are plying. 6. Black color should not be permitted for Cycles. Default color for Cycles shall be changed to Yellow. 7. Tamper proof speed governors shall be made mandatory for all heavy vehicles. New heavy vehicles should have built in tamper proof speed governors. 8. Two wheeler manufacturers shall be asked to design two wheelers with a designed maximum possible speed of 60/70 kilometer per hour. This limit may be decided based on the conditions of each country. 9. Day light like lighting shall be provided in important roads with bidirectional traffic, so that head light or high beam can be avoided and a lot of accidents caused by high beam of vehicles coming from opposite direction can be avoided. 10. Refreshment parlors shall be made available at every 50 / 100 kilometer on all highways and important roads. Truck, Heavy vehicle drivers shall be forced to refresh by having a face wash or by having a cup of tea or coffee. 11. New gadgets are to be developed for collision prevention and shall be fitted on all vehicles. Research organizations shall be asked to develop such gadgets on a war footing. For example, gadgets can be developed to automatically slow down the vehicle, if safe distance commensurate with the speed of the vehicle in front is not maintained. Low cost Anti drowsy gadgets can be developed for warning the driver, when the driver begins to sleep. 12. Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement of speed limits. 90% of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement of speed limits. 13. Helmet should be made compulsory by law in all states. Helmet should be made compulsory for pillion riders also. 14. Two numbers of Helmets shall be distributed compulsorily with the sale of each two wheeler. 15. Ensure that all Helmet users are fixing the Chin strap of Helmet. Otherwise it will not help during an accident.

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16. Ensure that only good quality Helmets that meet standard specifications are available in the market. Road side sale of Helmets shall be prohibited. 17. The practice of keeping the traffic signals in standby mode during nights and on holidays is to be reviewed and discontinued. 18. Black vehicles are more likely to be involved in accidents because of its low visibility. Hence black vehicles, especially cars and motor cycles shall be discouraged or future production of black vehicle shall be banned. Moreover, black cars consume more fuel to maintain the air conditioner cooling, as black color absorb more heat from atmosphere. Just imagine the amount of fuel that can be saved, amount of carbon emission that can be avoided by discouraging black vehicles in the country. Even if the savings in fuel is as low as a single drop per kilometer, the total savings for the country is going to be enormous. 19. The color of most of the Containers is very dull. Hence container carriers are likely to cause crash when parked near road side, especially under low light conditions. Yellow / bright color shall be promoted for containers, internationally. 20. Bright colored dresses shall be promoted for Children. Dark / dull colors should not be the prominent shade of school uniforms. 21. Advertisements by automobile companies which include scenes of dangerous and risky riding or driving should be banned. Youngsters are likely to imitate the same. Statutory warnings will not help. Please note that small kids cant read. Such ads will result in irreparable character formation regarding riding and driving in kids and children. Children watching such ads may cause accidents in future. 22. Automobile and cycle manufacturers shall be asked to stop producing black and dark vehicles. Yellow, orange or other bright colored vehicles shall be produced instead. Fluorescent paints will be ideal and shall be recommended by the Ministry. 23. Advertisement boards and other items that may obstruct visibility at junctions, curvatures and other parts of the roads should be removed immediately. 24. Time Punching of Private buses practiced in some states (e.g. Kerala) should be discontinued as it is forcing the drivers to go at high speed, after traffic blocks. 25. Front and Back of all Trucks and Lorries shall be painted with golden yellow color to increase visibility. This will help to reduce accidents, when Lorries and Trucks are parked on roadside without parking lights switched on. 26. Reflectors can also be fixed in front, back and on sides of Trucks and Lorries. 27. Minimum age limit for two wheeler and Heavy Vehicle license shall be raised. 28. Junctions and narrow areas of roads which cause traffic blocks shall be renovated. This will help to save time and avoid over speed. 29. Over bridges shall be constructed at busy level crosses, as early as possible. Cost for this will be paid off easily by savings in time, fuel and saving in lives. This also, will help to save time and avoid over speed. 30. Driving tests for issue of driving license are to be made more stringent and foolproof. 31. Lower age limit for two wheeler and Heavy Vehicle license shall be raised. 32. Law should be modified such that the individual who causes the accident has to bear a part of the insurance claims, depending on severity of negligence. Also the

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compensations shall be made very huge, making accidents unaffordable, so that everyone will be very more vigilant. 33. Ensure that the money recovered as Road Tax is fully utilized for the construction and maintenance of roads. 34. Promote water transport wherever possible. New ports are to be developed and make use of shipping for goods transportation, reducing the dependence on trucks. 35. Fluorescent and highly bright head lights are to be prohibited as they can cause accidents by hindering the visibility of drivers coming in opposite direction. 36. Newspaper, Television and other media shall be effectively used for Public Safety Awareness. 37. Road Safety leaflets shall be distributed among public by Information and Public relations Ministry. 38. License should be mandatory for Electric two wheel vehicles also. 39. Silence can kill !!! Noiseless electric two wheel vehicles are dangerous. Artificial sound should be induced while running. 40. Sound can also kill !!! Loud speakers shall not be permitted near road side for festivals and meetings. 41. Life / Health Insurance and vehicle Insurance companies shall take up massive public awareness projects. It will pay off !!! 42. All the roads shall be maintained properly. Permanent contracts or arrangements shall be in place for maintaining all roads in good condition 24 hours a day, 365 days an year. If a pothole is repaired in time it can save a life !!! 43. One way traffic shall be implemented on all roads as far as possible. Roads shall be widened wherever required. Curvatures are to be minimized. Medians are to be constructed in roads with two way traffic. 44. Footpaths and medians shall be made mandatory for all important roads and for all new roads. 45. Use easily breaking bricks for the construction of road dividers / medians, at least at the ends. Dividers shall be painted with fluorescent paints, at least at the ends. Dividers shall be short in height at the ends and shall increase in height, gradually. 46. Zebra crossings shall be provided at appropriate places for crossing the road safely. 47. Signals for road crossings shall be provided at important and busy places where a large number of people have to cross the road every day. 48. Roads should be properly marked. Sign posts should be provided wherever required. 49. Direction boards shall be installed wherever required. 50. Humps shall be provided at all important places, accident prone areas. Humps shall be made mandatory for all sub roads where it enters a main road. 51. Construction, size and shape of the Humps should be scientific. All concerned in the Public Works Department should be given training on scientific Hump construction.

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52. Humps should be clearly marked, to avoid accidents. Methods of permanent nature should be followed in Hump marking. For example white marble pieces / fluorescent pigment can be used. 53. Provision of small pilot humps few meters before humps can also be considered to ensure that humps are not left unnoticed. 54. Obstructions on road sides caused by unauthorized construction and road side sales should be eliminated completely. 55. Visibility should be increased near turnings. increase visibility can help save many lives. Sometimes, even cutting of grass to

56. Low cost Anti drowsy warning gadgets shall be developed and made mandatory in heavy vehicles, during night travel. 57. Low cost tamper proof electronic devices shall be developed to continuously record the speed of the vehicle and should be fitted on all heavy vehicles. The devices shall be examined in case of accidents a miniature version of black box of aero plane. 58. Video cameras shall be installed at regular intervals on highways and should be centrally monitored. 59. All automobile manufacturers shall be asked to strengthen safety standards of vehicles by improved design. It is to be noted here that in the series of collisions of 200 plus vehicles at Dubai in 2008, only few people were killed. This is because of the high safety standards. 60. All models of vehicles should be issued an international safety rating number (say from 1 to 10) based on their safety features, design, build, color etc. Vehicle manufacturers will compete to improve the safety to get top ranking. This will ultimately result in saving of many lives. Customers can easily select the safest vehicle based on safety number. 61. Union government should play an active role on state governments to control road accidents. Union government should not say that Road Safety is the subject matter of state governments. 62. Means of mass transportation like Metro Rail shall be implemented in all major and upcoming cities. 63. Road accidents are to be recognized as the worst problem of the society. While only few hundred are killed in terrorist attacks, more than 1.2 million persons are killed in road accidents every year, worldwide. Threat due to terrorism is not being underestimated. Road accidents are to be firmly dealt with due importance. Task forces with participation of all concerned shall be set up to control road accidents. 64. Attention distracting Hoardings, banners, posters, advertisements etc. are be banned near roads and highways. 65. A small pool of water or a hanging branch of tree or cable on roadside can cause accidents. Such obstructions will make the pedestrians and drivers to take sudden lateral movement which may result in accidents. Hence any obstruction on the side of roads which can cause a lateral movement shall be rectified immediately. 66. International and BIS standards for the color of Helmets shall be changed to bright colors to reduce accidents by increased visibility. Black and dark colors should not be permitted. 67. Street dogs are to be eliminated completely.

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68. Domestic waste should not be deposited on road side. It will attract dogs!!! 69. School Buses shall be painted with bright yellow color. 70. Stipulate minimum experience and maximum age limit for the drivers of school buses. 71. Road Safety has to be a mandatory topic for School Projects for students of all classes. 72. Road Safety Day / Road Safety Week shall be observed in all Schools, every year. Competitions on Road Safety Tips, Slogans, Essays, and Paintings etc. shall be conducted for students of various classes. 73. Accident statistics should be periodically reviewed to understand the effect of actions taken. Corrective steps should be taken based on these reviews. 74. Eyes of old driving license holders shall be checked at regular intervals. 75. Judicial Commissions shall be setup to monitor steps taken to control road accidents and to monitor the accident rates on a monthly basis. 76. Major accidents and accident prone areas shall be analyzed scientifically. Preventive steps shall be taken based on the analysis. 77. Speed has to be restricted at accident prone areas. 78. Drunken driving should be firmly dealt with. 79. Heavy Penalty shall be imposed on all those who cross speed limits. If this is strictly implemented, nobody will dare to go at high speed. 80. Existing speed limits shall be brought down further, if required. 81. All those who do not maintain the safe distance commensurate with the speed of the vehicle shall be penalized. 82. Penalties for traffic violations to be increased many fold, making accidents unaffordable. 83. Existing traffic rules shall be strictly enforced. 84. More stringent traffic rules shall be enacted, if required. 85. License of those who are involved in accidents shall be suspended immediately, at least until they prove that they are not guilty. 86. License of those who make serious accidents should be cancelled immediately. 87. Health of heavy vehicles shall be checked periodically. 88. License of drunken drivers and riders should be cancelled immediately. 89. Introduce national / state level awards for Road Safety Volunteers / Organizations. 90. Celebrities from the field of film and sports shall play the role of Road Safety Ambassadors to spread road safety tips. 91. Educate people to avoid overnight long journey by car. Effort to save a day will ultimately result in loss of many lives.

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92. Just like we have Fast Bus Service, we should have Slow Service also. Old people, pregnant ladies, children etc. can make use of it. State owned Bus Transport organizations should start Slow Service. Nominal additional service charge may be levied for the special service, if required. 93. A red blinking bulb shall be fitted in front of the bus drivers seat. It can be operated by the Door Checker when old people / pregnant ladies / people carrying babies / children getting in or getting out of the bus. 94. Top of medians shall be cemented to prevent growth of grass. Otherwise, accidents may happen due to lack of visibility while taking U-Turn 95. At all junctions, STOP mark shall be clearly painted, few meters away from the junction, in all directions. Police should ensure that vehicles do not cross the mark when STOP signal is given. 96. At junctions, vehicles towards the left only should move in the left track. 97. Lane traffic shall be strictly implemented. 98. Black color shall not be used for three wheel vehicles also. 99. Promote the use of seat belts and child restraints. People shall be educated on this. 100.Bus bays to be constructed in busy roads on a war footing.

Compiled by : Er. C J Johnson, MIE, Cherupunathil House, Ashoka Road, Kaloor, Cochin 682017 E-Mail : CJJINDIA@GMAIL.COM Website http://www.slideshare.net/safeindianroads/presentations

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