Srinagar, Nov. 13 -- More than ever, there is an urgent need for ensuring road safety of travellers and accountability of drivers. Road accidents in India kill more people every year than any war or disease does. Nearly 5 lakh road accidents happen annually, resulting in 1.8 lakh fatalities. Also, 66% of the deceased are young people. Road accidents in India are caused by various reasons, but the most fundamental one is that many of them are simply not obeying traffic rules. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stated on 10 August that "no war or disease claims as many lives as India's roads do each year". He added that in 2025 alone, 54,132 people lost their lives simply because they were not wearing helmets, wh...