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31st National Road Safety Week, 2020
17th January 2020
- During the inauguration of the 31st National Road Safety Week by the Government of Maharashtra, at NCPA, Mumbai; the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sri. Uddhav Thackeray visited United Way Mumbai's two-wheeler simulator. He appreciated the innovative initiative and expressed the need to replicate it across Maharashtra.
- From February 2018 to date, we have used the simulator to train over 10,000 persons
- During the inaugural function and the conclusion ceremony of the road safety week, 6 Jeevan Doots (Good Samaritans) were felicitated as United Way Mumbai's community volunteers by the Hon’ble State Transport Minister Sri. Anil Parab and the Jt. Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Sri. Madhukar Pandey.
- These volunteers are among the 140 trained by United Way Mumbai in Basic First Response, Good Samaritan Act and 108 Ambulance Service as First Responders from around 6 black spots across Mumbai.
- UWM conducted special group sessions with school children to sensitize them about the importance of being visible while on roads.
- We also joined hands with the Traffic Control Branch of Mumbai Police, to conduct awareness activities at 3 black spots in Mumbai on the theme, "Slow Down". Volunteers with placards interacted with motorists and distributed the car hangers as a token of the motorists' pledge to slow down and adhere to speed limits while driving. Under this project, UWM is also working on 20 black spots in Mumbai identified by the Traffic Control Branch, Mumbai Police as locations where speeding is the major cause of fatalities.
You can read all the details of the activities conducted by United Way Mumbai during the 31st National Road Safety Week, 2020,
here.
World Day of Remembrance, 2020
10th November 2019
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) is commemorated annually on the third Sunday of November, around the world. This year was the 24th anniversary of the event and United Way in Mumbai (UWM) organised various activities to raise awareness about the day at various Black Spots across Mumbai.
"Slow Down” is UWM's community impact initiative supported by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), focused on spreading awareness regarding adhering to speed limits. The activities under the initiative are conducted at 20 different speeding spots across Mumbai. Road Safety Advocacy Clubs (RSAC) and local residents collaborated with government officials to work on cost-effective interventions at these spots to promote the importance of adhering to speed limits, in order to reduce the incidence of road crashes.
Activities conducted on World Day of Remembrance 2020
At the organised activities, RSAC members and members from the community paid homage to individuals who lost their lives in road accidents. Individuals or family members of the victims shared their road accident testimonials and lighted candles to express their respect.
55 Road Safety Advocacy Clubs members from various locations in Mumbai joined hands with local traffic police and other community members to commemorate the event.
Simulator Based Training at the Andheri RTO
24th May 2019
United Way Mumbai has started simulator-based training of new learner's license applicants under the United for Road Safety campaign, with support from Castrol and in collaboration with the Andheri RTO. The aim is to train the applicants to become safe two-wheeler road users, which in turn will facilitate a safer commute and help in making roads in Mumbai safer.
The project commenced on 14th May 2019 at Andheri RTO, with training being conducted for learner's license applicants every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, as allotted by the Andheri RTO. Training sessions are conducted in batches of a maximum of 30 participants. The batches are arranged by UWM for applicants who have completed their learner's license test, irrespective of whether they have passed or failed the test.
The training is conducted in two main parts:-
1. Road safety training session: This awareness session gives the attendees a basic knowledge about road safety, including statistics regarding the present road crash scenario. The aim is to make applicants aware of various risks and hazard on the roads. This session takes almost 40-45 minutes per batch. The key topics covered during the training are listed below:-
- A pre-training test to assess participants’ knowledge
- Causes of road crashes
- Road Rules and how to follow them
- Importance of safety equipment in two-wheeler riding
- The Good Samaritans notification
- Post-training test to judge their take-away from the session
2. Simulator assessment: The training is followed by an awareness session for aspiring or current two-wheeler riders, wherein they have access to the Two-Wheeler Simulator. At the simulator, a trainer briefs the participant about the simulator before the ride begins. After their ride gets completed, the UWM trainer counsels them on techniques for safe and responsible two-wheeler riding.
Once the training is completed participants are handed a road safety kit (reflective stickers and a road safety leaflet), after which the participants who have passed the RTO learner’s license test can collect their learner’s licenses. To date, 35 sessions have been completed, through which 669 participants attended the Road Safety training session. 253 participants underwent the two-wheeler simulator assessment.
Jeevan Doot - First Responder Training
15th February 2018
Live demonstrations were conducted on how to be a First Responder to provide emergency care for victims of road crashes, as part of United Way Mumbai's Jeevan Doot initiative, powered by
TATA Motors Finance LTD, under the aegis of the United for Road Safety campaign. Jeevan Doot aims to train members of the community to be First Responders and provide emergency aid for road crash victims till the time professional medical help arrives. This greatly increases the chances of the victim's recovery and survival.
Unveiling of India's First Mobile Two Wheeler Simulator
9th February 2018
UWM has procured mobile India's first Two Wheeler Simulator for training the youth in safe two wheeler riding skills. The Simulator was unveiled by Mr. Amitesh Kumar (IPS), Jt. Commissioner of Police (Traffic) at the grand awards function for our Two Wheeler Rider Safety initiative, Two Wheels One Life, powered by Castrol India Limited.
Its mobile nature makes this Simulator a very effective and efficient tool to train youth in colleges in safe two wheeler rider skills, since it can be taken from college to college for training sessions.
Zonal Rounds of Two Wheels One Life
30th January 2018
The zonal rounds of Intercollegiate Road Safety competition, 2 Wheels 1 Life is in progress, jointly organized by the NSS Unit of University of Mumbai and United Way Mumbai, with support from Castrol India Limited, in collaboration with Motor Vehicle Department & Mumbai Traffic Police. The first zonal evaluation for Mumbai City level colleges is being held at Lala Lajpatrai College.
We have invited more than 200 colleges to be a part of this competition.
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, 2017
21st November 2017
We began our commemoration of the World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for road traffic deaths, under the United Road Safety campaign on 20th November. We aim to observe the occasion from 19th November to 30th November in collaboration with NSS and Road Safety Club members to jointly organize various awareness activities.
WDoR aims to publicly recognise the tragic and needless loss and sufferings of road crash victims. It has also become an important tool
for governments and those who work to prevent road accidents or respond to their aftermath, since it offers the opportunity to demonstrate the enormous scale
and impact of road deaths and injuries and the urgent need for action.
The goal is to raise awareness of the urgent need to reduce road
fatalities by 50% by 2020. This year, we organised events in colleges like Kamladevi
College, Lala Lajpatrai College and K.J. Somaiya College, and a community organisation, Bright Future. The activities and events included candlelight vigils to remember road traffic victims, poster making competitions to raise awareness about the need for road safety and an awareness session in association with the Sr. PI of Traffic, Mr. Khatale.
UN Global Road Safety Week
10th May 2017

United Way Mumbai has organised the "Slow Down campaign, in collaboration with the Mumbai Traffic Police, to observe the fourth UN Global Road Safety Week from 8th to
14th May, 2017. The theme of the Road Safety Week is "Slow
Down, Reduce Speed. In consultation with Mumbai Traffic Police, UWM has planned a 5 days campaign, where over 50 volunteers, comprising UWM staff and NSS - University of Mumbai students from city colleges have been displaying placards and banners with awareness messages on the theme of "SLOW DOWN. Over 2000 car drivers are being educated on a daily basis at the Toll Plaza of the Bandra Worli Sea Link Road. The Sea Link is an ideal spot to conduct this campaign, since it sees
some of the highest rates of speeding in the city and the Mumbai Traffic Police
have installed speed cameras to catch defaulters.
The campaign aims to:
- Sensitize and
encourage road users to pledge to Slow Down and adhere to speed limits on the road
- Educate road
users about mechanisms put in place by the Mumbai Traffic Police to trackspeed
violations
Update - Two Wheels One Life
1st March 2017
4855 youth were engaged between 6th and 27th February, 2017 through the Two Wheels One Life programme, under the aegis of United for Road Safety, UWM's initiative, powered by Castrol. Over 200 students and professors attended the Grand Finale and Prize Distribution. For all the details regarding the programme, please
click here.
Important Dates - Two Wheels One Life Zonal Competitions and Grand Finale
13th February 2017
Zone
|
Final Date |
Time |
Venue |
Western Zone |
Monday, 13th February, 2017
|
10:00 AM onwards |
L.S. Raheja College |
Eastern Zone |
Tuesday, 14th February, 2017 |
10:00 AM onwards |
R.A. D.A.V College |
City Zone |
Wednesday, 15th February, 2017 |
10:00 AM onwards |
Maharshi Dayanand College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Parel (East), Mumbai. |
Grand Finale |
Saturday, 18th February, 2017 |
10:00 AM onwards |
Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Matunga |