IIT Madras will conduct forensic accident audits at identified crash spots and developing a scientific crash investigation taking into factor the human, vehicle, and road environment
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has collaborated with the Tamil Nadu government to implement a scientific enforcement approach to road safety. Among the key outcomes targeted from this collaboration include conducting forensic accident audits at identified crash spots and developing a comprehensive and scientific crash investigation taking into factor the human, vehicle, and road environment.
It also includes submitting a detailed crash investigation report covering all safety aspects and recommendations for the hotspots to prevent accidents along with photographs, designing a framework for conducting empirical ground studies, identification of gaps in data collection, and providing a structured methodology for data collection and analysis.
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