A Comparative Study Between Different NCAPs and The Future of BNVSAP

Abstract

Abstract India is the third largest road network which is used by one percent of the world’s total vehicle population. On this road network six percent of the total of global road traffic accidents occur. India is the sixth-largest car market in the world but is still the only country amongst the global top 10 car markets to not have a testing program. To reduce the number of road traffic accidents, many countries have come up with safety programmes such as Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), US NCAP, Latin NCAP, etc. In 2014, Indian government proposed a similar safety assessment program called as Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Program (BNVSAP) but it is since delayed in its implementation due to a number of reasons. The aim of this study is to compare existing NCAPS and the new BNVSAP and propose some improvements in it by studying the experiences gained by the older NCAPS and observing the difference in the situation of road traffic in India and in other countries by analysing real world accident data.