Road Safety 🚗⚠️
Road Safety is of prime importance as road accidents have become the biggest cause of deaths in India as well as all over the world. Road Safety means safety for all road users. The continuously changing traffic pattern and its environment require several measures to control this menace effectively.
Key Aspects of Road Safety:
- Geometric Improvements: Improvements in road design features are crucial.
- Speed Management: Effective speed control is essential.
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Utilization of ITS plays a key role.
- Level of Service (LOS): Integration of safety in Highway Capacity determination is necessary.
- Synchronized Signaling System: This is vital for enhancing highway capacity and improving safety in urban areas.
Purpose of the Website: This website is dedicated to providing all the relevant information on highway safety to all users and raising awareness. These contents will be helpful for highway designers, planners, and for enforcement purposes as well.
About the Author:
Er. C.S Verma 👷♂️
A graduate in civil engineering from BCE, Patna (now NIT Patna) 🎓 with more than 33 years of experience 🕒 in the highway construction industry 🛣️.
Professional Involvement:
Er. Verma has been actively involved in the monitoring of several highway safety consultancy projects 🛠️ (including the implementation of these) in India 🇮🇳 during his tenure at the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) 🏛️.
Work Zone Safety:
He was entrusted with conducting regular Work Zone Safety Audits 🦺 of the LMNHP Corridor 🚧 by NHAI during his time there.
Publications:
He has also authored several books on highway safety 📚.
