Road Traffic Crashes, Injuries and Public Health

Like all other developments in science and technology, road safety in the highly motorised countries developed at certain historical junctures and are imprinted with the prevailing socio-economic situation. Nonetheless some very innovative work has resulted in a theoretical understanding of 'accidents' as part of a sociological, psychological, physical and technological phenomena. Similar efforts need to be made in India, building on this understanding but innovatively planning for local conditions.