S A F A R(Safety Always For All Roads)

An initiative to improve Road Safety in

Andhra Pradesh State

ACTION PLAN

ACTIVITIES

Before Commencement of the Programme

• Meetings- To solicit participation of related agencies.

• Material- Posters (25000)

- Stickers (1.5 Lakhs)

- Booklets

- On Driving Licence obtaining procedures with

eLLR database. (50,000)

- Cartoon book on Road Safety for School Children. (25 Lakhs)

Contd……

After Commencement of the Programme

Awareness programme / Refresher course/ Sensitization

Drivers(1.43 lakhs)

Sensitization of School / college students Students(73,904)

Publicity –Rally, Photo exhibition, Audio – Video programmes, Kalajatha, Street play, Burrakatha, Power point presentations, Films screened etc.,

Drivers and General public(58,390)

Contd……

Training of trainers of Institutions. Driving schools (220)

Inspection of vehicles School buses (921)

Awareness programme Stake Holders (1,515)

Health / Eye camps Drivers(7,623)

Inauguration of SAFAR Programme at Hyderabadby

Hon’ble Chief Minister on 2nd October 2005

KHAMMAM WEST GODAVARIVIJAYAWADA VISAKHAPATNAM

KHAMMAM KHAMMAM ADILABAD HYDERABAD

Awareness / Refresher / Sensitization Programmes for Drivers

ADILABAD EAST GODAVARI KADAPA MAHABOOBNAGAR

KURNOOLHYDERABAD HYDERABAD HYDERABAD

HYDERABADHYDERABADWEST GODAVARI

HYDERABAD

Awareness Programmes for School Children

KHAMMAM KURNOOLKADAPA VISAKHAPATNAM

Medical Checkups

VISAKHAPATNAM WEST GODAVARIPRAKASAMHYDERABAD

Photo Exhibition

KURNOOLKADAPA RANGA REDDYHYDERABAD

KHAMMAM PRAKASAM VISAKHAPATNAM HYDERABAD

HYDERABAD HYDERABAD KHAMMAM WEST GODAVARI

PUBLICITY

On Going Programmes and Targeted Groups(To Be Completed by March 2006)

• Awareness Programme/Refresher Drivers Course/ Sensitization (1.57 Lakhs)

• Identification of SAFE Taxi Drivers Drivers & issue of safe driver tag (0.10 Lakhs)

• Training of Trainers Instructors(600)

DISTRICTNo. of Drivers to be

covered

SRIKAKULAM 6719VIJAYANAGARAM 4924VISHAKAPATNAM 23252EAST GODAVARI 24085WEST GODAVARI 15966KRISHNA 22804GUNTUR 20807PRAKASAM 4927NELLORE 9958CHITTOOR 11079KADAPA 7848KURNOOL 11687ANANTAPUR 9066KARIMNAGAR 13275WARANGAL 10538KHAMMAM 7964ADILABAD 5799NIZAMABAD 7701MEDAK 7538NALGONDA 12906MAHABOOBNAGAR 13282RANGAREDDY 8057HYDERABAD 39819

TOTAL 300000

SENSITIZATION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS ON ROAD SAFETY

PROGRAMME

DISTRICTNumber of Motor Cab Drivers

to be Tested

SRIKAKULAM 248VIJAYANAGARAM 146VISHAKAPATNAM 648EAST GODAVARI 801WEST GODAVARI 823KRISHNA 912GUNTUR 1173PRAKASAM 214NELLORE 203CHITTOOR 454KADAPA 269KURNOOL 218ANANTAPUR 123KARIMNAGAR 520WARANGAL 287KHAMMAM 283ADILABAD 96NIZAMABAD 289MEDAK 96NALGONDA 93MAHABOOBNAGAR 180RANGAREDDY 404HYDERABAD 1519

TOTAL = 10000

NUMBER OF MOTOR CAB DRIVERS TO BE TESTED

OTHER PROGRAMMES

• Identification of Categories of Vehicles for fixing speed governors

- Action is being initiated to identify specific category/categories of vehicles for fixing speed governors.

• Introduction of Slot System for conducting driving tests throughout the State.

• Identification of land for establishment of driving schools by lorry owners associations in the districts.

• Fixing up of the number of Contract Carriages(Buses and 3 Wheelers) by fixing quota of permits to reduce traffic congestion in selected towns.

• Rigid testing of vehicles for Fitness Certificate.