Better safe than sorry

The recent fatal accident involving Cyrus Mistry, Tata Sons former chairman has once again brought into the spotlight the issue of seatbelts and airbags in cars.

While active and passive safety systems vary in cars depending mostly on price points one cannot deny the fact that with the rising number of road accidents, policing alone cannot solve the problem.

The problem of adhering to police or government guidelines is not unique to India only. Even in countries like the UK, road safety experts have suggested that clearer guidelines are needed on the use of police technology to encourage ...