World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: Difference between revisions

Among other countries, [[India]] has more [[List of countries by traffic-related death rate|fatalities]] due to road accidents and is also taking steps to reduce the number of accidents. There has been significant amount of awareness events taking place across the country organized by various [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] taking initiatives to prevent road accidents; several of them failed to sustain and only few remained to work on field level. With the "force of law" that [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme court of India]] gave in 2016 for the protection of Good Samaritans<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-12|title=Creating an army of good Samaritans in Chennai|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2019/08/12013922/1171080/Creating-an-army-of-good-Samaritans-in-Chennai.vpf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626173055/https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2019/08/12013922/1171080/Creating-an-army-of-good-Samaritans-in-Chennai.vpf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2020|access-date=2020-06-24|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> through [[Good Samaritan law|Good Samaritan Law]], state governments and NGOs took initiatives<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 July 2018|title=Awareness through Cosplay|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/when-batman-superman-and-spiderman-came-educate-chennai-folks-traffic-rules-84274|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref> to educate about this to public. In [[Tamil Nadu]], an NGO called Thozhan<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=|title=Thozhan's job is your safety, create awareness about helping accident victims|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/oct/29/thozhans-job-is-your-safety-create-awareness-about-helping-accident-victims-1686500.html|access-date=|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> was taking different initiatives such as Traffic Awareness Campaign<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2015-08-10|title=Traffic awareness campaign|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/traffic-awareness-campaign/article7520422.ece|access-date=2020-06-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> to transform our country as an Accident Free Nation<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=|title=Accident Free Nation|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/aug/11/Missionmission-to-Freefree-Statestate-of-Accidentsaccidents-646374.html|access-date=|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> by creative ways<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-05|title='Yama' the god of death on Chennai streets to teach road safety rules|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/yama-the-god-of-death-on-chennai-streets-to-teach-road-safety-rules-1199289.html|access-date=2020-06-24|website=News18}}</ref> along with Golden Hour<ref>{{Cite web|last=V|first=Mahesh|date=2019-08-09|title=Golden hour, CPR and more: Life-saving lessons we should all know {{!}}|url=https://chennai.citizenmatters.in/chennai-thozan-awareness-drive-on-road-safety-golden-hour-cpr-good-samaritan-law-11209|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Citizen Matters, Chennai|language=en-GB}}</ref> training. The GO<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2016-10-22|title=Tamil Nadu govt issues guidelines to protect Good Samaritans|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/tamil-nadu-govt-issues-guidelines-to-protect-good-samaritans-116102200009_1.html|access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> (Government order) was passed by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu|state government]] for this Good Samaritan Law in the consecutive months by the states one by one. The No More<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Day of Remembrance {{!}} WDR {{!}} #WDoR2020 15 November 2020 {{!}} 3rd Sunday in November – Every Year! {{!}} 15 Years of UN Recognition, 25 Years of Global Remembrance » India, Traffic Awareness Campaign, 11/12/2018|url=https://worlddayofremembrance.org/india-traffic-awareness-campaign-11-12-2018/|access-date=2020-06-24|language=en-US}}</ref> - a remembrance day<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai remembers road accident victims, pushes for safer roads {{!}} City - Times of India Videos|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/chennai/chennai-remembers-road-accident-victims-pushes-for-safer-roads/videoshow/61721662.cms|access-date=2020-06-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> gathering was regularly organized by Thozhan whose work was published in official website of World Day of Remembrance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Day of Remembrance {{!}} WDR {{!}} #WDoR2020 15 November 2020 {{!}} 3rd Sunday in November – Every Year! {{!}} 15 Years of UN Recognition, 25 Years of Global Remembrance|url=https://worlddayofremembrance.org/|access-date=2020-06-24|language=en-US}}</ref>