National Road Safety Policy(II nd Part)

(iv) Safer Vehicles

The Government will take steps to ensure that safety features are built in at the stage of design,manufacture,usage,operation and maintenance of both motorized and non-motorized vehicles in line with international standards and practices in order to minimize adverse safety and environmental effects of vehicle operation on road users(including pedestrians and bicyclists) and infrastructure.


(V)Safer Drivers


The Government will strengthen the system of driver licensing and training to improve the competence and capability of drivers.


(VI)Safety of Vulnerable Road Users


The design and construction of all road facilities(rural and urban)will take into account the needs of non-motorized transport and the vulnerable and physically challenged in an appropriate manner.
The government will seek to disseminate'best practices'in this regard to town planners,architects,and highway and traffic engineers.


(VII)Road Traffic Safety Education and Training


Road Safety knowledge and awareness will be created amongst the population through education,training and publicity campaigns.Road safety education will also focus on school children and college going students,while road safety publicity campaigns will be used to propagate good road safety practices among the community.The Government will encourage all professionals associated with road design,road construction,road network management,traffic mangement and law enforcement to attain adequate knowledge of road safety issues.


(VIII)Enforcement of Safety Laws


The Government will take appropriate measures to assist various state and other governments to strengthen and improve the quality of enforcement in order to ensure effective and uniform implementation of Safety laws.The Government will actively encourage the establishment and strengthening of highway Patrolling on National and State Highways in cooperation with State Governments and Union Territories as appropriate.

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