Last month, a 32-year-old business executive was killed while crossing the road in North Delhi’s posh Civil Lines area, after being hit by a speeding car allegedly driven by a drunken teenager.
A week later, a car full of teenagers driving to their exams drove off a flyover, killing four instantly.
The gory stories continue — a teenager who was allegedly speeding also killed a homeless man and injured three others in April.
The national capital, Delhi, has the highest number of fatal accidents among all the cities across the country, with five deaths per day.
The share of fatal road accidents has increased phenomenally as Indian cities give more importance to high speed roads for vehicles than ensuring safe access for all.
Violations of the rules — signal jumps, drunken driving and speeding — are also rampant in the city and elsewhere in the big metros.
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