GNCAP to host its first-ever World Congress in Delhi NCR from September 26-29, 2018
Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP) will host its first ever ‘World Congress’ in New Delhi in partnership with the IRTE.
By Divyank K. Bansal
Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP), a UK-based charity that conducts crash safety tests on cars across the world, will host its first ever ‘World Congress’ in New Delhi, India in partnership with the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) from September 26-29, 2018. Day one will also see the launch of the 'Stop the Crash' campaign at Noida's Buddh International Circuit.
During the World Congress, GNCAP will bring together the community of New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAPs) to share experiences about independent consumer vehicle safety ratings. The meeting will also provide an opportunity to assess the contribution that safer vehicles can make to United Nations’ 'Decade of Action for Road Safety and the Sustainable Development Goals' initiative.
'The major highlight of the World Congress will be the launch of the 'Stop the Crash' campaign. The campaign will rally for early adoption of crash avoidance safety systems like electronic stability control as standard across four-wheelers.', said Dr Rohit Baluja, President of the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE).
'The 'Stop the Crash' program will also encourage the adoption of autonomous braking systems, a technology that is known to greatly reduce the risk to both the car in question and other vehicles or vulnerable road users around it in case of a detected crash/obstacle. Global NCAP strongly supports the Indian Government’s mandating anti-lock brakes and automatic headlights for motorcycles. New two-wheelers sold in India greatly outnumber the number of cars sold in the country and safer two-wheelers can greatly reduce the number of accidents and fatalities on Indian roads.', said Mr David Ward, Secretary General of Global NCAP.
The launch of the campaign will take place at the Buddh International Circuit and will be accompanied by live demonstrations of safety systems. The demonstrations will include a showcase to demonstrate how much safer cars can be with the likes of ESC or Electronic Stability Control and autonomous emergency braking. The demonstrations will also showcase ABS for two-wheelers.', Mr Ward added.
