India, Sept. 9 -- To reduce accidents by 50%, the UP Transport Department has plans to build a community-based volunteer support system under the 5E (Enforcement, Engineering, Education, Emergency Care, Evaluation) model of the road safety programme, officials said on Monday.

Officials said that these volunteers "Sadak Suraksha Saathi" (SSS) will work during the high-risk time from 3 to 9pm for Rs.3,000 a month, and will have insurance provisions.

"The 'Uttar Pradesh SSS' system will combine visible presence, behavioural change, and granular data to deliver measurable reductions in crashes," said UP transport commissioner BN Singh in a statement.

"These volunteers' roles will include monitoring school-zone marshalling, pedestrian/cross...