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TECHNOLOGY VISION 2035

Following passive safety techniques can be provided for roads to reduce the accidents and improve
safety in India (Table 3.2).

TABLE 3.2 PASSIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES

Investment
Name of Technology Description Remarks
required

Investment required
To indicate proper Technology used for
Road markings and dividers for provision and
alignment of roads all vehicles
maintenance
Investment required
Adequate run off area and For safety of broken Technology used for for provision and
shoulders on highways down vehicles all vehicles maintenance.

Investment required
Use of guard rails or Jersey To prevent vehicles Technology used for for provision and
barriers going off roads all vehicles maintenance

Material handling equipment Investment required
for keeping vicinity of road side To prevent vehicle Technology used for for provision and
free from debris and other accidents all vehicles maintenance.
obstructions
Collapsible lighting columns and Investment required
signs, mounted on shear bolts or Designed for impact Technology used for for provision and
all vehicles
of vehicles
made of yielding material maintenance
Safety barriers to contain vehicles Investment required
within lanes to prevent head on Designed for impact Technology used for for provision and
of vehicles
all vehicles
collision maintenance.
Transitional roads
connecting higher-
speed roads with Investment required
Transitional Roads lower-speed roads Technology used for for provision and
all vehicles
to encourage drivers maintenance
to slow down in good
time

Rumble strips, speed bumps, These assorted Investment required
visual warnings in the pavement technologies can Technology used for for provision and
all vehicles
be used to improve
and roundabouts maintenance
safety

3.7 SAFETY ROADMAP FOR INDIA term, medium term and long term research to
Road safety has been a priority for a number of improve road safety in India. (Table 3.3)
years for the policy makers in India. As part of
the ‘Road Safety Action Plan 2015-2017’ a target 3.8 SECURITY TRENDS IN GLOBAL ROAD
was set to reduce large number of fatalities TRANSPORT
on Indian roads by 50%. The announcement As the United Nations Economic Commission
was accompanied by concerted action on on Europe (UNECE) has noted, transport
the part of all stake-holders. The following systems are vulnerable to being used for or
research agenda can be undertaken in short- being the target of terrorism because they have

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