On going Auto Driver's Refresher Course in association with STA, Govt. of Odisha, till 31st Dec, 2021.

Road Safety Awareness

We are here to ensure Safe Roads along with proper traffic rules.

Training & Capacity Building

To get Road Safety update from all over the world and educate the Indians.

Volunteer

Let's work together to build accident free Indian Roads.

Join

About OCF

Odisha Calling Foundation is a Charitable Trust at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. OCF has been involved in Awareness and advocacy for Road Safety for last 5 years and have created many successful stories. OCF have worked with different communities as well as different State Governments and made ‘Road Safety’ a demand for better lifestyle.

Recently we assisted a ‘Symposium On Good Road Safety Law’; conducted by ‘SAFE INDIA’ with the support of ‘Ministry Of Road Transport & Highway’,(MoRTH),Govt of India for ‘Doctors & Paramedics’ in the district of Cuttack, Odisha, India. A Strong Awareness was created about ‘Good Samaritan Law’ and its Policy with ‘Solatium Fund Scheme’ was created.

Know more

What we Do?

OCF - A NGO, has completed more than a decade of efforts on Road Safety and is also well known for its contribution in the field of Road Safety Activities and Training. Read more about what we do, the way we do it and how we engage with thousands of young people around Odisha .Creating a positive safety culture is integral to helping our move toward a highway system with no fatalities or Zero Death on Roads by 2025 in Odisha.

Know more

About Road Safety

India is heading towards better infrastructure and better vehicles. But on another hand in every one hour, 423 road crash deaths are happening. In 2019, 4,37,396 Road Crashes 1,54,732 fatalities and 4,39,262 people got injured. This is a high time to take the step steps to make the Roads more Safer with more participation of Government, Corporates, NGOs and Public.

Road Safety is a process or method to prevent roach crashes and fatalities, by adopting or implementing different safety measures, including road users such as Pedestrian, Cyclist, MTW riders, Light/heavy vehicles.

#WeTrain #WeCampaign #WeEducate about #Road_Safety

Impact of Our work

Road deaths and injuries are preventable. A wide range of effective road safety interventions exist and a scientific system approach to road safety is essential to tackle the problem. This approach should address the traffic system as a whole and look into interactions between vehicle, road users, and road infrastructure to identify solution. In the past 5 years we have focused more on Road Safety Awareness Activities and Training. We share our views and analysis which contribute for major road accidents in Odisha.

Know more

Odisha Calling Foundation (OCF) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to improving road safety and emergency medical care across Odisha, India.

Check live road events in your country

Data from the Global Status Report on Road Safety. Geneva, World Health Organization.

CHECK OUT FEW INFOGRAPHIC ON YOUTH AND ROAD SAFETY

On-ground Intervention

We provide model on-ground training programs and pilot projects across different parts of the country that can be replicated by government organizations.

Awareness & Behavioural Training Capacity Building Program Good Samaritan Activities

Key factors responsible for road crashes and injuries

"India is no. 1 in road crash deaths and injuries in the world." Global Status Report on Road Safety, 2015

Road accident is most unwanted thing to happen to a road user, though they happen quite often. The most unfortunate thing is that we don't learn from our mistakes on road. Most of the road users are quite well aware of the general rules and safety measures while using roads but it is only the laxity on part of road users, which cause accidents and crashes. Main cause of accidents and crashes are due to human errors.

WEAK ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAW

Road accidents cost India 3-5% of gross domestic product every year, and are avoidable if India could improve its roads and city planning, train its drivers better, and enforce traffic laws properly, our analysis shows.

LACK OF RAPID TRAUMA CARE

Rural India has inefficient services for trauma care, due to the varied topography, financial constraints, and lack of appropriate health infrastructure.

BAD ROAD-USER BEHAVIOR

Aggression on our roads is a very serious phenomenon. The severity of the problem mainly lies in serious consequences, which are results of aggressive behaviour on the road, in terms of physical health, social, and psychological damages.

FLAWED ROAD DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

We have high volume of vehicles on our roads and that has happened over the years. There will be chaos, if we don’t expand our roads to meet the immediate requirement.