Driving to safety

As fatalities rise, time has come to outsource road safety enforcement.

Written by Subhash Nagpal | Published: December 26, 2017 12:20 am

Each year, the number of fatalities and injuries on the road ascends to a new adverse-high, even as media and public outcry is increasingly scant and episodic. (Photo for representation)Why isn’t road safety taken seriously in India? If this is too presumptive and arbitrary a question, let us be precise. Why isn’t road safety taken seriously enough by most drivers and other road users, the government authorities concerned, and education institutions like schools and colleges?