%0 Journal Article
%T Policies and programs for road safety in developing India
%J Journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
%D 2008
%A Mittal, Nishi
%V 1
%N 1
%P 42-49
%X Globalization has brought India into the forefront of progress. This development has provided a substantial economic stimulus to enhance progress across India which includes enabling people to afford cars and increase their movement on the roads. Various multinational companies including motor vehicle manufacturers have created establishments in India. The increased usage of the cars has enhanced the need for developing the infrastructure where these motor vehicles can move safely. Developing safe roads which connect destinations and cities is a key foundation to infrastructural development in a country where the population is more than 1 billion. This commentary reviews various aspects of road safety in heavily populated and developing India where motor vehicle trauma is a modern epidemic.
%G 
%I Medknow Publications
%@ 0974-2700
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.41790