We rely enormously on public roads each day. No matter what we do, we use them to either get ourselves to our workplaces and back home or to meet friends and family. Public roads are indeed one of the most important parts of societal infrastructure and we cannot simply imagine our lives without them. Thus, it is crucial to ensure that our public roads would be safe and sustainable for all. Unfortunately, the National Road Safety Strategy 2018-2030 by the Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan show that road safety is a key public health issue in Pakistan. Sadly, road accidents cause Pakistan to lose both talent and finances that can certainly facilitate us in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Do you know that a person either dies or gets seriously injured in a road accident every 5 minutes in Pakistan. During 2014 – 16, 82% of the victims for road accidents involving deaths and injuries were males. It is a common fact that males in a typical Pakistani household bears the sole responsibility of making ends meet. In case, if that person either expires or gets handicapped in a road accident, the whole family then risks falling into poverty. We must make our society more inclusive for women where they would get equal chances to receive education and play their fair share in the socio-economic development of the........

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