On an average, one person is dying every hour in road accidents in the State, which witnessed a death toll of 8,440 in 2018. “Over 50% of those killed in the road mishaps in 2018 were in the productive age group of 15-35,” he said, briefing on the road safety scenario. Awareness, enforcementSpeaking at a State-level meeting on road safety here, T.M. The State government had allotted ₹120 crore for road safety which could be used for improving infrastructure, including speed guns and road safety measures, he said. Prasad, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, stressed the need to have an exclusive State policy on road safety.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2019 19:11 UTC