PILLAR 01
Sarkaar
सरकार · Government
Make safety the law
2019
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act raised penalties and added Good Samaritan protection for people who help crash victims.
Rules turn good habits into default habits
Every road safety answer for India, in one place.
Lives lost on Indian roads in 2026 so far
1,38,666
One life is lost to a road crash every 3 minutes.
Estimate at the 2024 national average of 484 deaths a day (MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2024).
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Three pillars, one mission
Safer roads are never built by one group. Each pillar has already saved lives, and each needs the other two.
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PILLAR 02
Bazaar
बाज़ार · Industry
Build safety into the product
1 million+
lives Volvo says its three-point seat belt has saved since 1959, because it gave the patent away for every carmaker to use.
One design, shared with everyone
PILLAR 03
Samaaj
समाज · Society
Turn awareness into action
~6×
lower risk of death for a rider wearing a helmet, per WHO. Citizen campaigns made helmets normal in many cities.
Behaviour changes when neighbours lead
New Delhi Declaration
WHO-aligned. India-focused. BARS unites Samaaj, Sarkaar and Bazaar for safer roads.
1,462Signatories
- 01Road Safety Management
- 02Safer Fleets & Vehicles
- 03Safer Road Users & Citizen Demand
- 04Post-Crash Response
- 05Safer Driving Environment
Organisations in the network
Connect with the people already working on India’s roads.
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Peer-verified research, datasets and best practices — the same trusted insight, wherever you find it on BARS.
BARS Magazine
Stories, research and ideas from people making India's roads safer.
BARS Magazine
Have a road-safety story? Get it published.
BARS Magazine is a globally informed, India-centred, multi-generational platform that turns road-safety knowledge into print and digital formats.
Send your article, field story or research to the BARS Magazine — paste it in or upload it as a PDF / Word file.
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Frequently Asked Questions
BARS brings government, industry and civil society onto one platform: a verified repository of research, laws and data, a directory of organisations working on road safety, and a network that shows who works on which theme — so proven work spreads instead of being repeated.
Organisations can join by registering, collaborating on initiatives, and participating in knowledge sharing and district-level implementation programs.
Every organisation on BARS lists its city and state, so the directory shows who already works near you. Local teams can report black spots, find partners for a theme on the Network page and reuse verified insights from the repository.
Yes. Manufacturers, insurers and CSR programmes register under the Bazaar pillar. They can publish their road-safety research and programmes, list events, and find NGO and government partners on the Network page.
Every three minutes, an Indian family loses someone to a road crash.
484 people died on India's roads every day in 2024. Most of these deaths are preventable. On the Mumbai–Pune Expressway, deaths fell 58% when engineering, enforcement, emergency care and engagement worked together. The BARS pledge is how we commit to scaling what works.