Recommending a safe-systems approach for road safety in Karnataka, the State’s Health Vision report, 2021, has emphasised the need for defined action plans to achieve the 50% reduction of deaths as per the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and global road safety targets. Karnataka ranks fourth in the country for the number of fatal road crashes.
The report, which was released early this week, has noted that road traffic injuries (RTIs) and deaths have been increasing at an alarming pace in Karnataka. “After adjusting for underreporting for the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) data, it is estimated that nearly 13,000 deaths, 4,00,000 severe RTIs and nearly 1,00,00,000 mild injuries occurred in Karnataka in 2019,” stated the report.
