On Friday, the Apex Court sought a national action plan for implementation of the amended Motor Vehicle Act provision that mandates State Govts to ensure enforcement of road safety on national & state highways & urban area roads by electronic monitoring of vehicular speeds.
A bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala asked the SC Committee on Road Safety to facilitate a dialogue between the ministry of road, transport, & highways with state governments for speedy implementation of Section 136A of the MV Act.
Cause-wise analysis of road accidents revealed 55.9% (87,050 out of 1,55,622 deaths) & 27.5% (42,853 out of 1,55,622 deaths) of fatalities were due to speeding & dangerous/careless driving or overtaking, respectively, in 2021.Additional solicitor general Madhavi Divan suggested that there could be a national dashboard on stage of implementation of the mandate of Section 136A. Amicus curiae Gaurav Agrawal informed the court that the SC Committee headed is also focussing on eradicating ‘black spots, on highways, the places where accidents often take place, & suggesting widening of rods & & correcting its alignment.
Section 136A says “the Central government shall make rules for the electronic monitoring & enforcement of road safety, including speed cameras, closed-circuit television cameras, speed guns, body wearable cameras & such other technology.”The SC Committee in its regular meetings with states have insisted on the respective governments taking proactive steps “to set up annual targets of not less than 10% for reduction of road related fatalities”.
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