Quite a hell of a ride

Ensuring road safety on India's highways needs a mission mode approach, if the country is to rid itself of the ignominious tag of being the most dangerous place in the world

The horrific footage of a road accident from a dashboard camera of a car on Sunday, January 21, went viral on WhatsApp. It was from the newly inaugurated Atal Setu, the 21 km trans-harbour link that connects Sewri and Nhava Seva. The occupants of the maroon Maruti Ignis had a miraculous escape when the car hit the divider and somersaulted more than a couple of times while attempting to overtake a car from the left side at high speed. The accident occurred just an hour before I passed through the same stretch.

On the way back to Mumbai from Ulwe,