SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) is on a mission to save lives on roads across India. Since 2012, over 1.5 million people have been killed in road crashes in India and close to 5 million have been left seriously injured or permanently disabled. Besides the insurmountable emotional trauma that thousands of families must suffer each year, road crashes deal a crushing economic blow to many families. SLF is a fast-growing, specialised organisation with a proven track record of delivering large-scale impact. We are best known for getting India its Good Samaritan Law and developing the “Zero-Fatality Corridor” solution to transform dangerous highways into “safe ways”. We are registered as a not-for-profit organisation to ensure complete mission alignment. Our teams work in a creative environment to build novel solutions and thrive on problem-solving. Over the last 15 years, we have built unique strengths in areas such as forensic investigation of crashes, data analytics and predictive modelling, safety design and engineering, public policy formulation, and strategic communication and training. We strive for excellence in everything we do and build leaders through opportunity and mentorship. If you desire a career in public service, contact us to find out about available opportunities.
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Did you know each year over a million people are killed in road crashes around the world? SaveLIFE Foundation founder Piyush Tewari explains how his organization has made roads safer in India and what other nations can do. https://skoll.wf/3z9BA19
'We lose about 1.2 million people globally to road crashes each year. It’s the eighth leading cause of death in the world. It's a very violent form of death & 93% of these are suffered by low and middle-income countries like India.' In the latest Forbes article, Piyush Tewari tells why road crashes are a significant public health issue. Read the article here : https://lnkd.in/ePXBWeTw Carlton Reid
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1.19 million people die on the world’s #roads every year. 🚗 Most of these deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, global safety standards are modelled on “rich world problems” such as speeding, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and failure to use safety equipment. #India faces a particularly severe crisis. Although home to just 10% of the world’s registered vehicles, The World Bank estimates that the country accounts for 22% of global traffic deaths, based on World Health Organization data. More than 450 people in India lose their lives in road traffic accidents every day, mostly due to inadequate road design – like a lack of dedicated lanes for motorcycles and scooters 🏍️, which account for 70% of vehicles in many cities – and delayed trauma care 🚑. Improving roads and healthcare can take time because these are structural problems. But there are “quicker fixes” that can save many lives almost immediately. Our new partner SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) identifies the highest-risk stretches of road and sets about collecting detailed information on why #crashes occur there. It then designs and tests interventions to improve #roadsafety. The results of this approach include, for example, more than halving the number of deaths on the Mumbai to Pune expressway in the state of Maharashtra, reducing them from 151 in 2016 to just 66 in 2020. SaveLIFE’s researchers achieved this by identifying no less than 3,500 safety shortcomings and then working with the authorities to remedy them. Some changes were as simple as replacing faulty crash barriers 🚧 or putting up signs ahead of tight curves 🛑. Others were more complicated, such as resurfacing sections of road to make cars rumble if drivers doze off and start veering towards the curb. With these many often small but effective measures achieving such an impressive impact together, SaveLIFE is already on course to achieving its ambitious goal of halving India’s road crash deaths by 2030. To learn more about SaveLIFE’s brilliant work and follow their progress, watch the video below 👇 and click here: https://lnkd.in/ddPDNsJa #roadtrafficsafety
“The question is not if we can tackle this crisis, but how swiftly we can act. With a united front and robust political will…India can save countless lives each year.” says our Founder and CEO, Piyush Tewari in this forward looking opinion piece in ThePrint. The article covers our recent study with The World Bank that showcases how life-saving models have emerged across 10 Indian States and encourages rapid replication to save lives. #RoadSafety #ZeroFatalityCorridors #MakeInIndia
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🚨 #ExcitingOpportunity! 🚨 SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) is looking to hire 02 Enforcement Specialists to collaborate with our partners in #Police and #Transport departments nationwide. If you have a background as an ex-Police or transport enforcement officer, or experience working with traffic enforcement and road safety agencies, this opportunity is tailored for you. The positions are stationed at our #Delhi and #Pune offices. Join us in making a difference in India's #roadsafety landscape! #JobOpening #EnforcementSpecialist
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India has the highest number of road accidents globally, but one man is working to change that. After losing a loved one to a road accident, Piyush Tewari founded the SaveLIFE Foundation. His efforts led to the Good Samaritan law, protecting those who help accident victims. SaveLIFE has also redesigned dangerous roads into 'zero fatality corridors,' reducing deaths by 40%, and aims to halve road fatalities by 2030. Swipe to learn how SaveLIFE is reshaping road safety in India! >> SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) #RoadSafety #GoodSamaritanLaw #Accidents #RoadSafety #SaveLives #India [ SaveLIFE Foundation, GoodSamaritanLaw, RoadSafety, SaveLives, Indian Government]
Enhancing #RoadSafety in #Assam: Capacity Building Through #CrashInvestigation Training Last week, SaveLIFE Foundation, in partnership with The World Bank, Assam Police , and the Lead Agency on Road Safety, Assam, conducted three specialised training sessions on scientific crash investigation to equip Police investigating officers with the necessary skills to forensically study road crashes. The training, held at the Police Range headquarters in Guwahati and Bongaigaon, is part of a broader initiative to strengthen road safety capacity across Assam. The training, conducted by our colleagues Sahil Mattoo and Vishal Waykar covered critical areas such as scene safety and preservation, evidence identification and documentation, vehicle inspections, crash causation analysis using the Haddon Matrix, as well as crash reconstruction techniques and CCTV footage analysis. The sessions were attended by 218 participants, including police officers, motor vehicle/enforcement inspectors from the Transport Department, and Public Works Department (PWD) engineers. The training ended with a hands-on session where participants inspected and photographed a crashed vehicle, giving them a practical understanding of forensic crash investigation techniques. #RoadSafety #TrainingProgram #CrashInvestigation
"Crash, not accident" — Piyush Tewari, Founder and CEO SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) talks about ways to reduce collisions, scientific improvements to road safety and more, with Carlton Reid. Listen to Episode 362 of the Spokesmen podcast: https://lnkd.in/gCj-xqc3
What makes India's highways lethal? Catch our Founder and CEO Piyush Tewari talk about factors responsible for road crashes/fatalities, the importance of a chain of survival and emergency medical care, in this month's cover story on India Today Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4duWW7Z
Road safety: PWD engineers get training on blackspot treatment India’s road safety data shows it is grappling with one of the highest #road crash deaths in the world - with close to 1,70,000 traffic fatalities in 2022. #UttarPradesh topped the list of states with the most number of fatalities (22,595) and Unnao was marked as one of its deadliest districts (510 deaths). To advance road safety measures in the district of Unnao SaveLIFE Foundation in partnership with Hindustan Unilever Limited (Unilever) conducted a training workshop on aspects of road safety and blackspot treatment for 50 engineers of the Public Works Department (PWD) recently. The training, was a part of SaveLIFE’s Zero-Fatality District programme, currently underway in Unnao and 17 other districts across India. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gEJFw2pr #RoadSafety #ZeroFatalityDistrict #Unnao #HUL #SaveLIFEFoundation #PWD #SaferRoads #UttarPradesh