About Us
Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), a non-profit organization, was formed in December 1991 by interdisciplinary group of members including educationists, doctors, journalists, engineers, ex-servicemen, architects, automobile experts and members of the police etc. with a single aim to make the Indian roads safer for those who use them.
Since its inception in December 1991, research at IRTE has delivered several important initiatives which have received national recognition from the government as well as the corporate sector. These include the Traffic Enforcement vehicles – Interceptor, Mobile Crash Investigation & Road Safety Audit Laboratory – CrashLab, the School Conclave programme for imparting road safety education in schools, the National Highway Literacy programme, Journey Risk Management and the Student Traffic Volunteers Scholarship Scheme. IRTE's website (www.irte.com) provides detailed information on the various programmes and initiatives.
IRTE's benchmarked tools and proven training systems in all areas of traffic management have been very well received.
The College of Traffic Management has been established to take forward IRTE' s vision of creating an umbrella facility for research based training for capacity building in road safety management for India and other developing countries. Based in the Aravali Hills in the NCT of Delhi, the College has five formal schools:
- The Centre for Analysis & Research in Road Safety
- School of Driver Training
- School of Traffic Enforcement
- School of Road Safety Education and Media Development
- School of Public Health for Road Safety