Keep Zebra crossing free!!

Keep Zebra crossing free, have a respect for pedestrians. Someday you might have to cross that road...

No helmet, no petrol

Non usage of protective gear while driving is one of the major cause of death during a road crash. Helmets are quite effective in reducing the likelihood of head injuries as well as its severity. In India 69% of the total number of motor vehicles are motorized two-wheelers, considerably higher than in high-income countries. In European countries, head injuries contribute to around 75% of deaths among motorized two-wheeler users; in some low-income and middle-income countries head injuries are estimated to account for up to 88% of such fatalities. India having the second-largest two-wheeler market in the world and among the first in terms of road fatalities needs stringent enforcement for compulsory usage of helmets while driving two-wheeler. Compulsory enforcement in some countries have brought down the fatality rate. 
A recent initiative of "No helmet, No Petrol" by Ranchi authorities has been started in order to bring down the road fatality rate. However, the petrol pump owners are little skeptical on the success of this initiative but everything done for a good cause with a good intention is more than welcome.

For more read on:
Helmets: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2006.
No helmet, no petrol in Ranchi

Snippets

Here are some road scenarios to think about as to what we do on roads unconcerned about others.

And here I was the witness to pile up in Chandigarh as these cars speeded up on a busy road
and ended up crashing into each other. Fortunately only three got badly damaged
while four other just escaped with few scratches. 

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Here's a  new style of "wearing" helmet...
after all it is for the enforcement and not for your own safety...isn't it??

Barricades left unattended in the midst of road..
can prove fatal especially when placed immediately after a turn...

And here is horse cart with its unmarked protruding load
moving on the right of the road

And here's a probably rich guy in a sedan
transporting some material protruding dangerously out. 

This is another common sight on our Indian roads.
Making the 'best' use of your conveyance...for your convenience!

''23rd National Road Safety Week''

"Accidents bring tears, safety brings cheer" is the theme for 23rd National Road Safety Week so as to create awareness among citizens to be safe, drive safe and arrive safe. The Road Safety Week is observed worldwide in the first week of January and in most of the cities we can notice proactive policemen and citizens working diligently to create awareness on road safety and to bring down the fatality rate on roads.

'Road Safety Week' this time is being observed during 17th-23rd January in my city (Chandigarh, India). Everyday awareness camps are being organised in various parts of the city. An interactive seminar was organised in Govt. College, Sector-46 where officials from enforcement agencies, professionals from different backgrounds, teachers, NGO's, lawmakers were present. Relevant issues that bother every road user were bought to the fore and fruitful recommendations were suggested. Chandigarh Traffic Police deserves to be lauded for its various endeavors like taking stringent action for drunken driving, engaging responsible citizens as  Traffic Marshals, deploying hi-tech gadgets, using sms alerts, interacting with citizens through Facebook and making its presence felt not only physically but also technologically. Kudos to them!!