Road Safety Issues in India
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v11i3.2709Keywords:
Road Safety, Public Health, Accidents, Societal CostAbstract
Road safety mishaps are now considered a public health issue considering the economic and societal costs of road accidents. The victims are the face of the incidents; however, the costs are borne by their families, society, and countries. In this paper, we look at the need to bifurcate individual and authoritative responsibilities such that our roads become a safer place for all. We focus on India as the case study region and study the various government initiatives taken to improve the country's road safety. This research highlights the gaps and recommends necessary solutions to decrease road traffic deaths and injuries. Further, we investigate how the responsibilities must be shared amongst the various stakeholders, including the drivers and the leadership, placed at two opposite ends to balance the changing aspects of road safety.
This paper aims to give recommendations for improving the road safety conditions in India per the local context by analysing the three key questions:
- What are the societal impacts of road traffic accidents?
- To what extent does individual responsibility matter, and why can road safety not rely exclusively on the drivers’ behaviour?
- How and where do the authorities’ responsibilities change the road safety dynamics?
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