India accounts for as high as five lakh road accidents annually in which 1.5 lakh people die and another 3 lakh are crippled. Photo: Hemant Mishra/MintNew Delhi: Government will soon make it mandatory to put an overspeeding warning system with beeps or continuous alarms and airbags in all cars, while cameras would be also installed on roads to check errant drivers. “We are going to make audio alerts in vehicles mandatory to check overspeeding and curb accidents,” an official told PTI. Besides, the government is going to install cameras to check overspeeding, the official said, adding another crucial step would be mandatory airbags in cars. India accounts for as high as five lakh road accidents annually in which 1.5 lakh people die and another 3 lakh are crippled.

Source: Mint September 11, 2016 07:52 UTC