Subject Reference: GS Paper III (Infrastructure) | GS Paper II (Governance)
- The News (2025 Report): India recorded 1.72 lakh deaths in 2023. Over 68% were due to over-speeding. The report identifies the "RTO-Broker-Driving School" nexus as a structural failure.
- Apt Topic: "The 4Es of Road Safety vs. Institutional Corruption"
- The RTO Failure: Discuss the "unskilled driver" problem. Many licenses are issued without rigorous automated testing, leading to the 66% fatality rate among young adults (18–45).
- Policy Solutions: Mention the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 and the need for Electronic Enforcement (speed cameras) to remove human discretion (and thus corruption) from traffic policing.
IAS-2026 - OPTIONAL / GEOGRAPHY / PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / ORIENTATION ON 03 & 04-10-2025 
