Abstract TemRoad Safety in Karnataka plate

With the improvement of road infrastructure, of vehicle capabilities and performance, and of the volume of road users in all categories there is an in increase in road traffic accidents and trauma rates. This has created major socio-economic and public health consequences spread over various sectors in India. Due to road accidents, in 2011, 1.42 lakh people died in India and around 9000 people in Karnataka. Premature and costly loss of life and permanent disability (currently estimated value being about 3% of GDP in India) worsens poverty reduction efforts and if left unaddressed is likely to deteriorate further as motor vehicle traffic grows. Recent major international studies and research led by bodies like the WHO and World Bank have indicated that road deaths are not an inevitable side effect of motorization, and that a large proportion of road deaths and disability can be avoided with effective road safety management.