[sustran] Theme of Road Safety Week- 2014 is "When on the road, always say 'Pehle Aap"

[Vinay Baindur]

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No. RT- 25029/0112013 - RS
*GOVERNMENT OF INDIA*
*MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS*
*(ROAD SAFETY CELL)*
Transport Bhavan, 1, Parliament Street

New Delhi, the 06th December, 2013

To


I. The Chief Secretaries of all States /UTs

2. The Transport Secretaries /Commissioners and & Home Secretaries of all
States/UTs
3. The Director General of Police of all States/UTs


*Subject: Observance of 25th Road Safety Week from 11 till - 17th January
2014*



Sir,

It is unfortunate that over one lakh persons lose their lives every year in
our country in road accidents and many more are debilitated, causing
economic hardship and emotional trauma to their families. There is an
urgent need to make our roads safer; loss of lives and limbs cannot be
accepted as the price of mobility.

2. The central and the state governments have been implementing measures to
make our roads safer. But the magnitude and gravity of the problem is such
that these alone will not suffice. There is a need for the society at large
to take cognizance of the issue and to join hands to make road safety a
social movement.

3. To give all the stakeholders an opportunity to take part in concerted
action for the cause, "Road Safety Week" is observed throughout the country
every year in the month of January. The 25th Safety Week will be observed
from n" January to 17th January, 2014. The theme of the Road Safety Week
and the year 2014 is "When on the road, always say 'Pehle Aap ", An
indicative list of road safety activities which may be undertaken during
the week
is enclosed. Also, all the states may consider holding a symbolic
"Walkathon" on Sunday,
the Jih of ~~1(UMy2014, in the morning hours. Involvement of all the
concerned
agencies like Police, Health, information & Publicity, Education, PWI),
etc., and other field
agencies like Transport Authorities, District Authorities, Voluntary
Organizations etc. may
be ensured. In addition, a proactive enforcement drive during the Week
would underscore
the seriousness about safety on the roads.
4. It is requested that an Action Taken Report in the matter may
subsequently be sent to
this Ministry by 31st January, 2014.
(Sanjay B
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 23351061
Encl: As above




1.The Chairman, NHAI
2. The Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, I7-B, Indraprastha
Estate,
New Delhi-II 0002
3. Director (Academics), Central Board of Secondary Education, I7-B,
Indraprastha
Estate, New Delhi-II 0002
4. The Executive Director of Association of State Road Transport
Undertakings and
Chief Executive of all State Road Transport Undertakings
5. The Executive Director, Association of State Road Transport Undertakings,
Dwarka, New Delhi-II 0075
6. The Director General, Society of India Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM),
Core-
4B, Zone-IV, 5th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-II 0003
7. The President, CII
8. The President, FICCI
9. The President, ASSOCHAM
10. The President, PHDIC
II. The Director, Central Institute of Road Transport, Bhosari Road, Pune
12. The President, IRF, India Chapter, 203, Ashirwad Complex, D-I, Green
Park,
Delhi-I 10016
13. The President, Federation of Automobile Associations ofIndia
14. The President, Automobile Association of Eastern India, 13, Ballygunge
Circular
Road (Now Promothesh Barua Sarani), Kolkata-7000 19
15. The President, Automobile Association of Southern India, AASI Centre,
187,
Anna Salai, Post Box No. 729, Chennai 600 006
16. The President, Automobile Association of Upper India, C-8,
Institutional Area
South of lIT, New Delhi-I 10020
17. The President, Western India Automobile Association, Lalji Naranji
Memorial
Building, 76 Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400020
18. The President, U.P.Automobile Association, 32-A, M G Marg, Allahabad,
U.P.
19. The Director, Central Road Research Institution Delhi, Mathura Road,
Delhi
20. The President, Institute of Road Traffic Education, 8-63, Okhla
Industrial Area
Phase-II, New Delhi-II 0002
21. The President, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), I6-A, Asaf
Ali
Road, New Delhi
22. Secretary General, All India Confederation of Goods Vehicle Owners
Association, 215136, Krishna Nagar, Ganga Mandir Marg, Karol Bagh, New
Delhi-I 10005
23. Institute of Driving Training & Research, Adjoining ISBT, Sarai Kale
Khan, Ring
Road, New Delhi-II 0013
24. Institute of Driving Training & Research, Wazirabad Road, Adjoining
Loni Road
Flyover, Delhi
25. Society for Driving Training Institute, Burari, New Delhi
26. President, Community Against Drunken Driving(CADD), II8B/3, Second
Floor,
J.P. House, Shahpur Jat, Khel Gaon, New Delhi-l l 0049




*SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY STATE GOVERNMENTS **DURING 25th
ROAD SAFETY WEEK*

i) Special messages from Chief Ministers
ii) Holding of meetings on Road Safety and to be attended by Senior
Officials of concerned
departments and public representatives
iii) Panel discussions on Road Safety on AIR & Television
iv) Inviting entries for slogans on Road Safety in newspapers and awarding
prizes to the best
entries.
v) Release of advertisements & messages on Road Safety from various
dignitaries in daily
Newspapers
vi) Public announcement on road safety at important intersections using
mobile vans.
vii) Display of Banners, Road Signs, Dos and Don'ts regarding Road Safety
at important
locations/Traffic Junctions
viii) Organization of exhibitions, seminars, lectures, screening of
documentary films, etc. in public
places.
ix) Bringing out pamphlets, folders for children, road users and drivers in
order to educate them
on road safety aspects.
x) Medical check-ups and eye-sight testing camps and free distribution of
spectacles to drivers.
xi) Proper road marking works on National Highways, State Highways and
other major roads.
xii) Checking of over speeding, over loading, unauthorized parking, drunken
driving etc.
xiii) Special training programmes for school/college students in traffic
rules.
xiv)Inclusion of traffic rules and road safety matters in school text books.
xv) Refresher course for drivers of State Transport Undertakings and for
drivers In the
unorganized sector.
xvi)Traffic training to children who visit the traffic training parks.
xvii) Practical traffic education campaign by Police Departments and
Voluntary Agencies,
particularly among cyclists and pedestrians