P: Even the periodic directions of the Supreme Court in a public interest case, Dr. S. Rajasekaran v. Union of India, have not produced any dramatic change in the
official attitude.
Q: But as anyon e who uses India’s roads knows only too well, that is not an administrative priority.
R: The most effective measure to keep roads safe is enforcement of rules with zero tolerance to v iolations.
S: Despite the court setting up the Committee on Road Safety and appointing an amicus curiae to help impl ement its recommendations, it is mostly business as
usual for the police in enforcing road rules, for engineers tasked with forming roads and pavements, and transport officials in charge of licensing.