On an average, Mumbai sees around 600 deaths on the road annually. Maharashtra is among the top five states that sees around 13,000 road accident deaths annually. While accidents cannot directly be blamed on driving schools, many motor driving schools are in a sorry state of affairs. The officials from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) feel that the vehicles used to teach people are quite old and there is a need for these schools to improve facilities.

The authorities say many vehicles belonging to motor driving schools are brought to RTO regularly, for routine inspection or for tests of their students, but the vehicles might not be road worthy. Pic for representation/Thinkstock