Road Safety Initiatives

1. Compulsory anti-lock braking System (ABS) in M1, M2 Categories and two-wheeler -ABS compulsory from 1st April, 2018 in new vehicles and from 1st April, 2019 in existing vehicles of the M1, M2 and two-wheeler.
2. Automatic Head Light On -In a bind to make roads safer for two-wheelers in India, the Ministry has notified to mandate 'Automatic Headlamp On' (AHO) in two-wheelers from April, 2017.
3. Speed Limit - National maximum speed limit notified as per vehicle, road category and area on 6th April, 2018.
4. Air Bags -Ministry has finalized a standard AIS-145 which is being notified. This standard would mandate fitment of Air Bags on all the LMV passenger vehicles.
5. Speed Alert System in Cars- All cars manufactured after July 1, 2019, will have to be equipped alert systems for speeds beyond 80kmph.
6. Weight losses in New Helmet Design- MoRT&H and BIS has reduced 300 gms weight of new helmet design.
7. The Ministry has been working in association with States, Vehicle manufactures and NGOs for strengthening the driving training. Institute of Driving training and Research (IDTRs), Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centre (DTC) have been established which act as model Driving Training Centres with state of art infrastructure.
8. Sukhad Yatra App and Toll-Free Emergency Number- A mobile App and Toll- free Emergency number 1033 for highway users, developed by NHAI. The Sukhad Yatra mobile application provides information on toll gates.
9. Vehicle Location Tracking Device and Emergency Button in all public service vehicles- With a view to enhance the safety of women passengers, detailed standards for Installation of Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLT) and Emergency Button on public service vehicles.
   
10. Reduction in number of road accidents- As per the Ministry's annual report on road accidents based on the data reported by Police authorities throughout India, there has been some marginal reduction in the number of road accidents and fatalities in 2017.