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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – November 15
November 15 , 2020
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- On 26 October 2005, the United Nations endorsed it as a global day to be observed every third Sunday in November each year.
- It was started by the British road crash victim charity, Road Peace, in 1993.
- India is the second largest country in the world after China to lose a greater number of lives in road accidents.
- In India, Good Samaritan law was passed to provide legal protection to bystanders who assist accident victims.
- This law was included in the Motor Vehicle Act 2019.
- 30 March 2020 was first celebrated as Good Samaritan Law Day in India by Thozhan, an NGO based in Chennai.
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