Road Safety – Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Workshop

Road Safety – Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Workshop

Road Safety – Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Workshop

A stakeholders Consultation was organized by Consumer Guild with support from Consumer VOICE with Transport office & Traffic Police Gorakhpur at Divine Public School  Mohnapur, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on 12th May 2023. In the consultation the main focus was on Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Amendment Act 2019 and its implementation in state to discuss provisions which encourages Road Safety scenario in the state. More than 200 Students. Various other important stakeholders, Representatives of Consumer Organizations and other NGOs working on Road Safety issue, Academician, Teachers, Media including officials from Transport Department, Road Safety Trainers, Traffic Police attended the consultation and discussed the important issue of status of Road safety in state.

Shri Sujoy Bishwas, Divine Public School welcomed all the speakers and guests. In the workshop Shri Vijay Kishore Anand, Public Transport Officer. Regional Transport Office Gorakhpur joined the workshop and gave the introductory speech and stressed upon the road safety education and also regarding road behavior of citizens. . Mr. Anand also briefed about various steps by the state government and Transport department to ensure road safety in the state.

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Shri Jaiprakash Singh, Deputy Commissioner Police, CO Traffic Gorakhpur attended the workshop as chief guest  he shared various provisions need to followed and rules to be implemented for the benefit of road users, he said that Gorakhpur is an important city as Honorable  Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Ji directed officials to launch a  statewide road safety campaign, asked them to work in a mission mode to curb cases of traffic crashes and resultant deaths.

Shri Sumit Mishra, Road Safety Trainer and Rep. of District Road Safety Committee gave the detailed Technical Presentation on subject, he said that youth is having very important role to play for Road Safety.

In the workshop Shri Dharmendra Singh, Traffic Inspector, Gorakhpur shared his views on traffic rules, importance of Road safety. He also informed the details of documents to be carried out while driving on Road and about various traffic rules violations and enforcement drive.

Shri Amarjeet Singh, advisor projects, Consumer VOICE gave his detailed presentation and shared data of Road Accidents cause and informed various provisions related to Road Safety in Motor Vehicle Amendment Act -2019. He said that Consumer VOICE is working on Road Safety in many states in collaboration of local partners and successfully working to improve road safety in country. Shri Sanjay Shrivastava , Parivahan Mitra,Good Samaritan Winner also shared his views.

 Shri Abhishek Srivastava, Chairman Consumer Guild, shared about MVAA implementation in the state. He also expressed gratitude to Traffic Police and Transport department for participation and their active support for conducting the workshop at Gorakhpur.

There were more than 200 participants in the workshop. Later on, A press release was issued by traffic department Gorakhpur also and they supported the initiative on social media. Regional media provided good coverage and supported the initiative.

Stakeholders’ Consultation on Road Safety in Madhya Pradesh

Stakeholders’ Consultation on Road Safety in Madhya Pradesh

Stakeholders’ Consultation on Road Safety in Madhya Pradesh

A stakeholders Consultation on Road Safety, was organised on 28th March 2023 at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as a part of Road Safety project activities by National Centre for Human Settlements & Environment (NCHSE) with support from Consumer VOICE New Delhi.

The objective of the workshop was to bring important stakeholders on one platform and discuss the crucial aspects of road safety risk factors in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Shri Avinash Srivastava Deputy Director, NCHSE started the workshop with the opening remarks. Dr Pradip Nandi, Director General, NCHSE while introducing the matter of road safety presented facts and figures of road fatalities in India and in Madhya Pradesh. He said that the Central government brought out the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act in 2019 with a target to bring down the fatalities due to road accidents to half by 2025. He further said that NCHSE and Consumer Voice jointly organize such events providing a platform for various stakeholders to express their views on the issues involved and how the government and the public could contribute to make the road safer.

On this occasion, Shri Amarjeet Singh Panghal, Advisor Legal Projects, Consumer Voice discussed in detail about the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act 2019 and why this is a game changer for the road users. Presenting the data on road accidents and fatalities as reported in the “Road Accidents in India, 2021 of MoRTH, GOI, he highlighted that speed is the biggest contributor to fatalities in road crashes. In the past decade, the number of people killed due to ‘speed’ in road crashes has been increasing, contributing about 70% of the total deaths in road crashes in 2021, the persons in the age group of 18-45 accounts for 67% of death due to road accidents, and two wheeler riders accounts for 45% of the death and Madhya Pradesh state has the distinction of having 2nd highest number of road accidents and 4th highest fatalities in India. While presenting various provisions of the Act such as, compensation for road accident victims, cashless treatment of road accident victims during golden hour etc were explained.

Dr. Rahul Tiwari, Assistant Professor of MANIT said that most of the accidents occur due to habit/ behavior of the drivers. Over speeding is in the behavior of a section of people. He stressed upon proper investigation for accidents. Intelligent Traffic Management system which also uses hidden cameras could detect over speeding, behaviors of drivers and other causes of accidents.   He also stressed upon the responsibilities of all stakeholders to reduce accidents and save lives. 

Shri Pramod Kapse, Nodal Officer, Road safety representing the Transport Commissioner said that all stakeholders have the responsibility collectively to prevent road accidents and save lives. He further said that the government is doing its best to make the lives of road users safer, though there are several hurdles to achieve that. Making attitudinal changes among the road users about compliance of road safety norms is a challenge. He also mentioned the provision of an award of Rs 5,000 under the Good Samaritan Act enacted by the state government to encourage the general public to help the road accident victims receive the medical attention within the golden hour, but most of the people have no knowledge about it.

While expressing citizen’s views Shri Sunil Shukla, Director, Sarjana Academy stressed upon the need to include the traffic regulations in the school curriculum.

Shri Raghuraj Singh expressed his concern as a senior citizen for driving along with the vehicles violating traffic rules, like over speeding, changing lanes without using indicators, etc.

Ms. Rinki Sharma, Lead-projects Consumer Voice made concluding remarks summarizing the event.

About 50 persons, including youth, representatives of school/college students, civil society organisation members, senior citizens, road safety advocates and media persons joined the event.

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Cyclothon in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Cyclothon in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Cyclothon in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

The cyclothon event was organized in Lucknow on 19 May 2023 as part of United Nations Global Road Safety Week at Kapurthala Intersection near KD Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow. The event was organized by Consumer Guild Lucknow with support from Consumer VOICE and local cyclist groups and people from education & legal fraternity with an aim to promote sustainable transport options and strengthen road safety.

Jayanti Srivastava, Assistant Professor Amity University, Lucknow led the cyclists and emphasized on the need for mutual coordination among all the stakeholders related to road safety. A good number of people such as youths, lawyers, educationists, students and working professionals joined the event and supported the cause. Media also supported and provided good coverage in the regional newspapers.

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A memorandum was also submitted by the consumer guild to strengthen road safety and to promote sustainable transportation supported by cyclists to the Chief Minister of the state.

Later the memorandum was submitted to the Principal Secretary, Home, Government of Madhya Pradesh with a copy to the Commissioner, Transport, Principal, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Media supported the cause and provided very good coverage. We also highlighted the activities on social media.

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UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Rallies by School Students in Guwahati, Assam

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Rallies by School Students in Guwahati, Assam

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Rallies by School Students in Guwahati, Assam

Students’ community across Assam appealed to authorities for safer roads so that they can cycle, walk safely to schools during UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023).

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The rallies involving students from schools of Guwahati were organized as a part of observing the UN Global Road Safety Week. Students of Tarini Choudhury Govt. Girls H.S. & M.P. School Guwahati on 18th May and Satgaon High School Guwahati on 19th May took part in the events. More than 400 students took part in the rallies organised and appealed to ensure the safety of children on roads near schools in Guwahati. Consumers’ Legal Protection Forum, Assam (CLPF) in association with Consumer Voice, New Delhi & Seuj Asom organized the events.

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The students displayed placards with slogans ‘Slow down near Schools’, Your Speed Matters, Slow Down for School Zones’, Protect Our Future: Slow down for our Kids’, ‘Drive Responsibly, Slow down near Schools’ etc. A memorandum supported by students was also submitted to the transportation minister Parimal Suklyabaidya.

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Pedal for Change in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Pedal for Change in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

UN Road Safety Week (15th -21st May 2023) – Pedal for Change in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Pedal for Change –

The cyclothon event was organized in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh  on 20th May as part of UN Road Safety Week which is organised  every year from 15th to 21st May .The event was organized by the National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment, supported by Consumer VOICE and local organizations Help Box Foundation, and Bhopal Cycle Riders Group.

The rally was flagged off by Additional Commissioner of Police ( ACP) Shri Sushil Kumar Tiwari, who appreciated  the initiative as well as provided important road safety tips to the participants. The aim of the cyclothon was to promote a sustainable transport system, particularly for pedestrians, cyclists, and children. Over 100 cyclists, mostly youth, students and citizens came forward to support the cause. They all were carrying the messages in Hindi and English language on their cycles to promote sustainable transportation with hashtags #ReThinkMobility and #StreetsForLife.

The participants signed a memorandum addressed to the Principal Secretary, Home, requesting the development of a sustainable transport system in Madhya Pradesh specifically for pedestrians, cyclists, senior citizens, and children. In the memorandum the participants conveyed that they feel that there is a desperate need for governments and their partners to rethink about mobility. The memorandum also stressed that when safe, walking and cycling can contribute to making people healthy, cities sustainable, and societies equitable. Safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable public transport is a solution for many societies’ ills.

Later the memorandum was submitted to the Principal Secretary, Home, Government of Madhya Pradesh with a copy to the Commissioner, Transport, Principal, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Media supported the cause and provided very good coverage. We also highlighted the activities on social media.

National Road Safety Week in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

National Road Safety Week in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

National Road Safety Week in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

National Road Safety Week was celebrated from 11th to 17th Jan 2023. 

During the week successful events organised by our state partners in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

Consumer Guild, our state partner in the state of Uttar Pradesh organised an interactive meet and rally in the outskirts of Lucknow (rural area) on 14.01.2023 as a part of road safety week activities with support from Consumer VOICE New Delhi. Local coordination was done by Kiranoday foundation Uttar Pradesh.

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Consumer Guild, our state partner in the state of Uttar Pradesh organised an interactive meet and rally in the outskirts of Lucknow (rural area) on 14.01.2023 as a part of road safety week activities with support from Consumer VOICE New Delhi. Local coordination was done by Kiranoday foundation Uttar Pradesh.

The focus of the activities was to strengthen road safety to save precious lives on roads by diligent enforcement. Also activities were organized to create awareness among people including truck drivers, tractor drivers, farmers, pedestrians, youths, students etc. regarding various road safety risk factors, important provisions of MVAA related to these important risk factors .An appeal was made by Consumer Guild team members to follow traffic rules, not to overload and overtake ,using proper indicators etc.

Regional media supported the cause and provided good coverage to the event.

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An interactive workshop was organised by National Centre for Human Settlements and Environment NCHSE Bhopal Madhya Pradesh during road safety week at Ankur Higher Secondary School, New Market Bhopal on 17th Jan 2023.

A large number of students (150+) came forward to be part of the event and participated enthusiastically.

They were sensitized regarding various road safety related risk factors and such as, non-use of helmets, seat belts, child restraints systems, drunk driving, use of mobile phone, speeding etc. related laws. Pla cards were made and important statistics related to road fatalities were put on the same to highlight the seriousness of the issue through numbers.

The students also took pledge   to stay informed as road users & demanded strict implementation of laws. Regional media supported the cause and provided good coverage to the event.

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