As per the directions of the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety the Government of Karnataka has formulated “Karnataka Road Safety Policy” vide Order no. SARIE/103/SAEPA/2015 dated 21/09/2015, which will act as a guide to the concerned stake holders of the department and to the public with the (a) Vision to provide safe road network for all road users, with priority to pedestrians and cyclists, to achieve zero road accidents in the long run and (b) Mission to reduce accidents by 25% ... 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. A negative externality of expansion in road network, motorization and urbanization in the country is the increase in road accidents and road crash fatalities. What Transportation Engineers Mean by Road Safety Road safety is the science and practice of designing, operating, and maintaining streets and highways so that inevitable human errors do not result in fatal or serious injuries. Transportation engineers use a combination of geometric design, operations, enforcement strategies, education, and vehicle technology to manage exposure, reduce crash likelihood, and most importantly reduce crash severity when things go wrong. This page delivers an ...
