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He whistles to make way for ambulances rushing patients to hospitals through bumper-to-bumper traffic, making a differ ence between life and death.Meet software engineer Kalyanaraman Venkatesan. He has taken it upon himself to spread awareness about the importance of clearing the way for ambulances.

However, the awareness

about it is poor. Good Samaritan

are the people who help accident

victims. “Mass media

tools, including television and

radio, should be used to spread

awareness about these directives, road

safety adviser Kalyanaraman

Venkatesan said.

Founder of the NGO Mission Safer Roads, Kalyanaraman Venkatesan too shared similar views. He said, "Through our NGO we have been reaching out to the youngsters and making them realise that once they have a serious head injury little can be done to reverse the effects completely. 

Education and enforcement must go hand in hand to effect real change, said Kalyanaraman Venkatesan, a citybased

road safety expert who has conducted more than 50 such sessions across the city

Across town, Warje resident Kalyanaraman Venkatesan was so moved by the accident his cousin Shrinivas Balasubramanian suffered on his two wheeler three years ago in Mumbai, that he now conducts lectures for schools, colleges and corporates to educate them about helmets and their correct use. 

Sharing his observations on conducting awareness sessions among college students and corporate employees

about use of helmets, city-based road safety expert Kalyanaraman Venkatesan says, “Most people are

clueless about the correct selection and use of helmets. Many come back with lots of questions. I always insist

on using only branded varieties of helmets.“

Kalyanaraman Venkatesan, who has been promoting helmets among college students and corporates, expressed hope that the rule would bring much-needed change in people's perception. "Execution may be difficult in the beginning. But if seriously enforced, people will understand that there is no better option. 

Hailing the initiative of the three girls, city-based activist Kalyanaraman Venkatesan said, "Not many people know about the new standard operating procedures (SOP) to protect good samaritans, who save accident victims. Everyone thinks the other person will do it and very few stop to help. Most fear that they will become victims of a cycle of harassment.  

If you spot a Royal Enfield motorcycle in Pune with a board stating “ALWAYS GIVE WAY TO AMBULANCE. EMPATHIZE, SOMEDAY IT COULD BE YOU”, then it is of Kalyanaraman Venkatesan.  

Almost echoing his thoughts, Kalyanaraman Venkatesan, an engineer who runs an NGO named Mission Safer Roads and offers counselling on road safety and helmet use to youngsters seeking learners’ license at the Regional Transport Office (RTO), reiterated,

Kalyanaraman Venkatesan, Founder of Mission Safer Roads, said .. 

The session was addressed by deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Tejaswi Satpute, regional transport officer Babasaheb Ajri, activists Qaneez Sukhrani and Kalyanaraman Venkatesan

 Kalyanraman Venkatesan of Mission Safer Roads said any common citizen can act as a traffic ambassador. 

There is no arguing about the need to maintain certain standards for the helmet and city-based helmet expert, Kalyanaraman Venkatesan underscored

But not many are ready to buy his theories. Working professional and Mission Safer Roads Founder Kalyanaraman Venkatesan said,