The government has started preparations to remove public vehicles over 20 years old from across the country in its bid to make public transport system safe and reliable. The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) is currently carrying out homework in this regard.

There are an estimated 60,000 public vehicles in the country. Around 10 percent of these vehicles are over 20 years old.

Where trends in traffic deaths in the developed West are showing a decline, India's are now crossing the 120,000 deaths per year mark
Kanika Datta / New Delhi January 6, 2011, 0:36 IST

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Road engineering, co-ordination among agencies required to make SG Highway safer for motorists, pedestrians: Survey
Parth Shastri | TNN

Ahmedabad: The most accident-prone area on SG Highway is not pedestrian-safe too. It is also confusing for the traffic that comes from outside the city due to lack of proper signage and demarcated service lanes.

Dec. 15: Trucks and two-wheeler accidents make up more than 50 per cent of the fatal road accidents that took place in Vijayawada police commissionerate limits this year since January, 2010.

Truck accidents comprise 36 per cent of the total fatalities while the two-wheeler accidents are 16 per cent of the total deaths.

Only 26,000 km of road is fit for traffic

NHs account for 41% of accident fatalities

Frequent rain, potholes create more accidents

KOCHI: Over 2,000 out of the 4,000 who meet with accidents in a year in Kerala lose their lives. Another 50,000 sustain injuries.

K.S. Jacob

India's hurried quest for development and its disregard for road safety have resulted in a major public health problem that demands serious thought and action.

The high mortality and morbidity associated with road traffic injuries are a major public health challenge worldwide. Every year, road traffic crashes kill an estimated 1.2 million people.