Shimla, May 5 -- India's roads, seen as the path to economic mobility and development, have today turned into death corridors, claiming one life every three minutes. In 2023 alone, over 1.72 lakh people lost their lives in 4.8 lakh road accidents - a grim reminder of the country's growing road safety crisis.
Among the deceased were 10,000 children, 35,000 pedestrians, and tens of thousands of two-wheeler riders. Negligence, overspeeding, and a blatant disregard for safety norms emerged as leading causes. Alarmingly, 54,000 of those killed were not wearing helmets, while 16,000 had not fastened seatbelts.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari admitted that human error is a primary cause, but did not shy away from hol...