NewZNew (Chandigarh) : City based young psychologist Dr Guneet Singh, an alumnus of Panjab University Department of Psychology has been appointed as Road Safety Specialist to assist the Government of Rajasthan for implementation of the World Bank Project of road safety.
She would be working on the Rajasthan Road Sector Modernization Project funded by the World Bank and would be posted at Jaipur.
Dr Guneet is one of the very few specialists in the country who did her doctorate in driving behavior and road safety from Panjab University.
She is the author of “Drive Safe Stay Smart: A parent’s guide to safe driving for smart kids of a smart city”, published by Chandigarh Traffic Police earlier this year, and was teaching the post-graduates in the Panjab Univesity.
Dr Guneet has also been working with the Chandigarh Traffic Police, as Traffic Marshal since 2014, as a volunteer, and has been conducting road safety workshops in educational institutions and organisations.
Road crashes are taking massive toll of human life and property in our country and has attained epidemic proportion that needs to be tackled through a concerted multi-sectoral approach to prevent road fatalities,” she said.