India, June 27 -- New research from IIT Kharagpur has found that scientific speed management interventions can significantly reduce fatal crash risk, fatalities and crash severity on Indian highways, providing important evidence for policymakers seeking to achieve India's goal of halving road crash fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. The findings, presented at a high-level road safety dialogue organised by the Road Safety Network (RSN) in partnership with IIT Kharagpur, come at a time when India continues to face a significant road safety challenge, with over 1.8 lakh lives lost in road crashes in 2024.
The study, conducted on a 51-km stretch of NH-16 between Balihati and Kolaghat in West Bengal, examined the impact of design-based sp...