Tweet Chat: How can sustainable transport and better urban design improve road safety in cities?
India has a relatively low level of motorization as compared to developed countries, and yet accounts for 10 percent of the global road traffic crash fatalities. In 2013 alone, 140,000 people lost their lives on Indian roads, and more than 50,000 people were seriously injured. Most victims tend to be in the age bracket of 15 to 45 years. This puts a tremendous burden on families and the economy. EMBARQ India will be hosting a tweet chat with leading local and international road safety and transport experts to discuss what can be done to improve this scenario.
Follow @EMBARQIndia and use the hashtag #ThinkSafety and join the discussion with experts from around the world on Wednesday, 20 May, 2015 at 5:00 pm IST.
Questions
What policy changes would you like to see to make India's roads safer?
What is the most crucial aspect of vehicle safety, with respect to all road users, both inside and outside the vehicle?
What role does road design play in safety?
What are the key issues for motorcycle safety?
What is meant by the multi-factor nature of accidents? How does this influence crash investigation?
What are some of the safety best practices that have been proven successful internationally?
Featured Guests
- Dario Hidalgo, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
- Madhav Pai, EMBARQ India, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (India)
- Amit Bhatt, EMBARQ India
- Binoy Mascarenhas, EMBARQ India
- Cycle Day, Bangalore
- Equal Streets, Mumbai
- WRI Sustainable Cities
- Safetipin
- IRU
- Smart Move
- Alert South Africa
Beginning at 5 PM IST, @EMBARQIndia will launch one question every ten minutes. Participants will offer responses in the form of tweets using the hash tag #ThinkSafety. At 6 PM, we will wrap up the tweet chat but you may continue tweeting with the hashtag if you wish to.
Contact Sachi Aggarwal at saggarwal@embarqindia.org if you have any questions. Tweet to us @EMBARQIndia
