Tendulkar becomes global champion for road safety cause

NEW DELHI: Cricket fable Sachin Tendulkar connected Tuesday released a video backing roadworthy information campaigns arsenic helium joined a radical of celebrities designated ‘Global Champions for Road Safety’ by the UN.“Every beingness matters,” helium said, hoping that his information connection for the UN volition assistance to “create safer roads for all”. Speaking astatine a function, Jean Todt, the UN caput general’s peculiar envoy for roadworthy safety, said, “If Sachin Tendulkar says ‘don't usage your telephone erstwhile you're driving,’ radical volition listen. If Sachin Tendulkar says ‘wear a helmet,’ radical volition listen.”In his video message, Tendulkar said, “Throughout my career, I person learned that subject and consciousness are indispensable not conscionable for occurrence but for responsibility...The

same is existent connected our roads.”“Every day, our actions impact others. Wearing a spot loop oregon helmet, staying alert, and respecting the rules of the roadworthy tin prevention lives... Our roadworthy clang fatality complaint is 10 times higher than the measurement of vehicles we own. But with greater consciousness and corporate action, we tin support our families and communities,” helium said.The UN entities successful India, including WHO, besides launched a programme to supply fiscal and method enactment to 4 states — Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam — to amended blackspots, safer schoolhouse zones, pedestrian and cycling facilities and post-crash care. These states person been selected for putting institutions successful spot to code roadworthy information issues.