Police Role in Road Safety: Two-Day Training Concludes at PTRI

Police Role in Road Safety: Two-Day Training Concludes at PTRI

The Madhya Pradesh Police Transport Research Institute (PTRI), Bhopal, recently hosted a two-day training session aimed at preventing road accidents, enhancing traffic management, and ensuring economic assistance and cashless treatment for accident victims through government schemes.

The training, held on August 20 and 21, 2026, was themed “Safe Driving Course”. It provided crucial information to police officers and staff, from the rank of Inspector down to driver constables.

Organized under the directives of Additional Director General of Police Shri Mohammad Shahid Absar, the primary objective was to reduce the number of road accidents, particularly fatalities. It also aimed to increase awareness about safe driving practices and familiarize police personnel with the process of providing timely government assistance to accident victims.

Accident Analysis and Prevention Emphasized

At the commencement of the training, Deputy Inspector General of PTRI Shri T.K. Vidyarthi detailed the analysis of road accidents, identification of their causes, and the formulation of effective action plans for prevention.

He highlighted the importance of various government schemes available for accident victims, including the Hit and Run cases, PM Relief Scheme, and Rahveer Scheme. He stressed that the police play a vital role in ensuring these schemes reach eligible beneficiaries.

The training placed particular emphasis on ensuring immediate and essential aid to victims following a road accident. It also underscored the importance of the police actively ensuring that eligible beneficiaries receive benefits from government schemes in a timely and effective manner.

Safe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance Training

During the two-day training, experts provided participants with practical and technical knowledge on vehicle cooling systems, safe driving techniques, caravanning and safe vehicle operation, and the use of indicators. They also covered daily vehicle maintenance.

The objective of the “Safe Driving Course” was to make police vehicle drivers more aware and proficient in road safety. This aims to enable them to drive safely themselves and contribute effectively to ensuring the safety of other road users.

The training also emphasized the concept of a safe road network that ensures the safety and priority of pedestrians, cyclists, and all other road users.

Safe vehicle driving, strict adherence to traffic rules, and public awareness were identified as the most critical means to reduce the number of road accidents and associated fatalities.

Upon successful completion of the training, PTRI awarded certificates to all participants. Present at the occasion were PTRI’s Samani Shri Manoj Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shri Himanshu Kartikeya, and other officials from the training team.