LUCKNOW, Feb. 7 -- Calling for permanent hoardings at black spots with the support of municipal bodies and wider use of social media to spread road safety messages, Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Saturday stressed that year-round awareness and consistent enforcement are more effective than sporadic campaigns.

The DGP was speaking at the launch of a two-day state-level road safety workshop at the police headquarters in Lucknow in collaboration with the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), Faridabad (Haryana), as part of the government's push to reduce road accidents and fatalities.

The workshop follows chief minister Yogi Adityanath's directive to bring road accident deaths to the minimum possible...