Events

The FICCI–CRISIL Knowledge Report: Towards Safer Future – Redefining India’s Road Safety Landscape (2025) underscores the urgency of addressing India’s road safety crisis, which claims nearly 20 lives every hour and disproportionately affects two‑wheeler riders, pedestrians, and the working‑age population. In 2023 alone, the country recorded 4.8 lakh accidents, 1.73 lakh fatalities, and 4.62 lakh injuries, highlighting the scale of the challenge. The report identifies over‑speeding as the deadliest violation, responsible for nearly 68% of accidents, alongside wrong‑side driving, drunken driving, and mobile phone use. National highways, though only 2% of the road network, accounted for more than one‑third of ...

The FICCI Compendium on Best Practices in Road Safety in India (2025) showcases innovative initiatives across engineering, education, enforcement, emergency care, and institutional frameworks, reflecting India’s growing commitment to “Vision Zero: Life First, Always.” The document highlights pioneering projects such as Savitar Services’ deployment of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) in commercial vehicles, which achieved an 80% reduction in accident probability and improved fleet efficiency. Kataline Infraproducts introduced parabolic transverse bar markings and coloured surfacing at black spots on highways, delivering sustained speed reduction and eliminating fatalities post‑implementation. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd implemented a nationwide ...