The global voluntary body working towards establishing a safe and sustainable road transport infrastructure, International Road Federation (IRF), today recommended implementation of an intelligent transport system (ITS) on the Yamuna expressway, according to PTI.

"The driving condition on Mumbai-Pune expressway and Noida-Agra expressway are different than other roads. For safe driving, ITS along with strict enforcement of speed has to be implemented. A pre-warning about weather condition road and driving conditions should be provided to drivers in advance by the road concessionaire," said the global body in a statement.

IRF has stated that most of the road users are not aware about concrete construction of Yamuna Highway. It further said that vehicles on such surface need to have a proper tyre condition that needs to be checked along with other factors that includes weather and visibility.

A Well-planned Highway (Credits: Geograph.ie)

K K Kapila, chairman, IRF, said: “Various studies conducted by government and non-government agencies have shown that 'human error' mostly negligent driving is the main reason for accidents on the expressway. Drivers ramming their vehicles into other vehicle at high speed, wrong over-taking and losing control over vehicles after feeling drowsy and fatigued are among the main reasons for the accidents." 

"For the road safety measure part Intelligent Transport system (ITS) along with strict enforcement of speed has to be implemented. A pre-warning about weather condition road and driving conditions should be provided to drivers in advance by the road concessionaire," he added.

The road safety body stated that the installation of Intelligent Traffic Management System, involving speed cameras and digital warning boards on both the expressways would go a long way in improving safety standards. The system is a common practice followed by developed countries on their major highways. This includes setting up of high-speed cameras at chronic locations on the expressway.