IRF India Chapter

Lecture Series : 2.0 :7th Lecture on the subject “Something must change for better Road Safety Management in India – It is going from Bad to Worse !”
2024-10-25 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | New Delhi, India
The International Road Federation – India Chapter (IRF-IC) recently hosted its 7th lecture as part of the ongoing Lecture Series 2.0. The focus was on “Something must change for better Road Safety Management in India – It is going from Bad to Worse“. The Guest Speakers at the evening were Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava, Advisor, WEF & Road Safety Ambassador, IRF-IC, Mr. Naresh Raghvan, TopDriver Education LLP, Hyderabad, TS and Prof. P K Sikdar, Former Director CSIR-CRRI & Advisor IRF-IC
Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava, described the Risk factors for diverse road user behavior and 5Es concept of Road Safety. He also moderated the lecture and invited the guest speakers to deliver the talk.
Mr. Naresh Raghvan, explained how to Improve Road Safety via Compulsory Driver Education (CDE). He has created and published india’s first driving manuals on driver education, approved by RTA. He has also created audio-visual driver education courses in english and hindi which are available to general public on udemy.com. He highlighted 50 basic Road Rules which need enforcement & education.
Prof. P K Sikdar, emphasized on Safe System Approach for Road Safety. He further described the concept of 5 Es of Road Safety including – Engineering of roads, Engineering of vehicles, Education & Campaign, Enforcement (24×7 enforcement) & Emergency care. He pointed out the reasons as to why Road Safety was not improving in India.

Presentations by :
Prof. P.K.Sikdar
Mr. Naresh Raghvan

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