Stakeholders seek revision of Tamil Nadu road safety policy
Stakeholders in Tamil Nadu are calling for an urgent update to the 2007 road safety policy due to rising accident rates and fatalities. Data shows that two-wheeler users and young people are disproportionately affected by road crashes in the state.
Why it matters
Highlights a critical public safety crisis and the need for updated infrastructure and policy to reduce traffic-related deaths.
Stakeholders at a road safety conference in Tiruchi on Sunday called for an immediate revision of the Tamil Nadu Road Safety Policy, which was framed in 2007 and has not been updated despite the changing nature of road crashes and emerging road safety concerns.
The demand assumes significance as Tamil Nadu has recorded the highest number of road crashes in the country for seven consecutive years and ranks second in road fatalities after Uttar Pradesh, according to a study by the Civic Action Group (CAG). The findings were shared at the conference jointly organised by the CAG and the Tamil Nadu Consumer Federation in Tiruchi on Sunday.
The State recorded 67,526 road crashes and 18,441 fatalities in 2024, the study said. In Tiruchi, about 2,426 road crashes and 720 fatalities were reported in 2023.
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