Government releases new format for recording, reporting road accident data
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released the new format for recording and reporting road accident data.
The uniform accident-recording format has been drawn on the lines of developed countries. It has been forwarded to all state police and transport departments for adaptation and to furnish annual road accident data.
Under the new format
- Police, transport department and other agencies rather merely putting blame on driver, should consider factor in circumstances such as road conditions, visibility, signage and weather that led to an accident first.
- The concerned authorities will have to furnish five-point information regarding every accident, which will be monitored centrally.
- These five points include the site of accident, details of vehicles involved, weather condition, victims’ details and nature of mishap.
Background
The new format has been designed by a high-level committee set up by the transport research wing of the ministry comprising senior officials and experts from IITs and World Health Organization (WHO). In India, every day 1,374 roads accidents and 400 deaths are reported across the country, which translates into 57 accidents and 17 deaths every hour on an average.
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Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017