The government is planning for specific two-wheeler lanes
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The government is planning for specific two-wheeler lanes

The ministry of road transportation is developing a plan to construct pedestrian foot-over-bridges (FOBs) or underpasses along important urban arterial routes, as well as dedicated lanes for two-wheelers on state highways and urban roads. The primary factor contributing to India's high collision rate is the lack of traffic segregation.

Government figures show that two-wheelers are involved in about 44% of traffic collisions and fatalities in India. Similarly, pedestrians are involved in around 17% of traffic accidents and 19% of deaths. Almost half of all road fatalities are classified as vulnerable road users (VRUs), which include pedestrians, cyclists, and two-wheelers. In addition to these initiatives, the government has suggested including yearly road safety seminars and road safety education in school curricula, given that more than 50% of victims of road fatalities are youth (less than 35 years old). According to the plan, the programme will reduce accidents and fatalities by 70% for every 10,000 cars and by 50% for every 10,000 km of road. According to reports, it aims to improve institutional capacities, policy frameworks, and financial structures concurrently. The interventions would be implemented precisely and measurably.

The planned initiative is envisioned as a 140 billion rupee centrally sponsored scheme (CSS), to be financed by both national and state budgetary resources. States and Union Territories will pay the remaining forty billion rupees, leaving the Centre to shoulder 99 billion. The scheme will have a three-fold approach: mandatory initiatives; target-linked initiatives, and state road safety ranking interventions under each initiative. These have been designed to enable states and UTs to prioritise critical issues, promote best practices at the grass-roots level, and assign responsibility and accountability among states and UTs.

The mandatory road safety interventions with phased targets will be measured annually along key outputs. Target-linked incentives will be provided to states and UTs based on the achievement of annual targets given for identified road safety interventions. The states and UTs will be ranked on the basis of a reduction in road crashes, fatalities, and injuries every year.

The ministry of road transportation is developing a plan to construct pedestrian foot-over-bridges (FOBs) or underpasses along important urban arterial routes, as well as dedicated lanes for two-wheelers on state highways and urban roads. The primary factor contributing to India's high collision rate is the lack of traffic segregation. Government figures show that two-wheelers are involved in about 44% of traffic collisions and fatalities in India. Similarly, pedestrians are involved in around 17% of traffic accidents and 19% of deaths. Almost half of all road fatalities are classified as vulnerable road users (VRUs), which include pedestrians, cyclists, and two-wheelers. In addition to these initiatives, the government has suggested including yearly road safety seminars and road safety education in school curricula, given that more than 50% of victims of road fatalities are youth (less than 35 years old). According to the plan, the programme will reduce accidents and fatalities by 70% for every 10,000 cars and by 50% for every 10,000 km of road. According to reports, it aims to improve institutional capacities, policy frameworks, and financial structures concurrently. The interventions would be implemented precisely and measurably. The planned initiative is envisioned as a 140 billion rupee centrally sponsored scheme (CSS), to be financed by both national and state budgetary resources. States and Union Territories will pay the remaining forty billion rupees, leaving the Centre to shoulder 99 billion. The scheme will have a three-fold approach: mandatory initiatives; target-linked initiatives, and state road safety ranking interventions under each initiative. These have been designed to enable states and UTs to prioritise critical issues, promote best practices at the grass-roots level, and assign responsibility and accountability among states and UTs. The mandatory road safety interventions with phased targets will be measured annually along key outputs. Target-linked incentives will be provided to states and UTs based on the achievement of annual targets given for identified road safety interventions. The states and UTs will be ranked on the basis of a reduction in road crashes, fatalities, and injuries every year.

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