This number crunching does not call for any celebration. In fact, it should trigger introspection and shame. India accounts for 10 per cent of all road accident deaths around the globe.

Statistics show that in one year, about 1.46 lakh people lose their lives in road accidents in India, which is the highest in the world. Now consider this, India tops the list of road deaths but has less than three per cent of the world’s vehicles.