But the issue of road transport has turned into a political battle.
The first was the contentious issue of road pricing and the attempt by politicians to skirt round it.
In addition, I'm assured that substantial measures to address "the huge issue" of road congestion can be expected soon.
This incident left me devastated and was also a triggering point for me to start researching the issue of road safety and emergency care in India," he says.
Even though John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, highlighted the issue of road pricing, this week's document defines the heart of an integrated transport policy as better information and more reliable connections between various modes of transport.
With little political will to tackle the issue of road deaths – a complicated problem that could take years to resolve – advocacy and public pressure has been crucial to drawing attention to cases like Ravindran's.
The dangers of our roads brought about a memorable backlash in the form of Lieutenant Commander Bill Boaks, who tried to highlight the issue of road safety by standing against high-profile MPs in a string of elections in the 1970s and 1980s (and invariably coming last), as a "Public Safety Democratic Monarchist White Resident".
They also serve to underline that the issue of road safety is enmeshed in a wider one - an issue about the management of London's road space, the design of its public spaces and the city's environmental and economic health.
The World Health Organisation and the World Bank have long maintained (pdf) that dedicated national agencies are the best way to tackle the issue of road safety, which does not fall strictly within the authority of traditional ministries of health, transport or law enforcement.
Ethanol was chosen as a model target analyte due to its importance in the global issue of road safety.
