International Workshop
Scientific Systems for Road Crash Investigation, Reconstruction& Analysis for Developing Countries
About the Workshop
Globally, Road Safety is evaluated by the number of crashes and its consequences in terms of deaths, serious injuries and economic loss to nations. Logically, therefore, to improve safety the factual causes of crashes should be known. In other words road safety can only be initiated with the knowledge of the causative factors as well as consequences of serious and fatal road crashes.
Developing countries like India where 10% of the total global road fatalities occur have yet to adopt a system of scientific investigation and analysis of road crashes. Many other developing countries fall in the same category.
Scientific road crash investigation is the first step to understand the factual causes as well as consequences behind road crashes which will then lead to taking effective remedial measures. In India as well as in many developing countries, the investigation done by the police authorities is primarily aimed at booking the guilty and that too the heavier vehicle involved.
In order to initiate a process of learning and sharing from global best practices: a comprehensive Two day Workshop "Scientific Systems of Road Crash Investigation Reconstruction and Analysis for Developing Countries" is being organized at IRTE's College of Traffic Management situated at Faridabad in the National Capital Region of Delhi on 23 & 24 February 2012
The European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU), Institute for Vehicle Safety Graz University of Technology, FIA Foundation UK, and the Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP) are the knowledge partners to the Workshop. Invited the Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India have been invited to partner the Workshop. The UNECE, TISPOL will also be represented.
