Sahas
Foundation is Mumbai based Ngo that
Focused on Road safety. It is a shocking fact that more than
one lakh people are killed in India every year in Road accidents. This is about
than 10% of the death toll across the world in Road accidents. Our aims to reduce the deaths and injuries
caused by road accidents by working very closely with the government and
related agencies as well as spreading awareness amongst general public.
·
Create
awareness among the masses on road safety, safety
rule for traffic,
road safety signs and
accident preventive measures to be considered by every citizen in India.
- Help victims of road accidents and natural calamities through rescue and relief operations, providing emergency medical aid to save valuable lives.
- Volunteering Traffic Control Assistance at the crucial and accident prone areas.
- Alerting the public through Public Addressing System.
- Patrolling, Construction of Foot-over bridges.
- Maintenance of Traffic Signals, Traffic Islands, Blinkers, Refreshment Parlors on the High Ways etc.,
- Providing Emergency Medical Aid to the victims of accidents and natural calamities.
Causes of Accidents
- Drivers’ fault – 77.91%
- Pedestrian fault / fault of passengers - 1.36%
- Mechanical defect in vehicles - 2.01%
- Bad roads – 1.32%
- Other factors like bad weather, cattle coming in the way, fallen trees, road blockage, absence of rear reflectors, road signage’s, non-functioning of road signals, etc – 17.40%
More at- http://www.sahasfoundation.com/
