<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Road Transport and  Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off Suraksha Yatra – a motor car rally from Rajghat in New Delhi to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.</span> The flag off was also part of an event to launch the 30th National Road Safety Week. <br />''<br />''The rally will travel through places historically associated with Gandhiji, both in India, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It will conclude at Yangon in Myanmar on the 24th of this month, covering a total distance of over seven thousand kilometre. It will take up advocacy on Road Safety concerns along the route.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, Mr Gadkari expressed hope that the rally will help in making people aware about the issue and the vital roles they can play in preventing accidents. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called upon road users to adopt Gandhiji's principles of Peace, Patience and Tolerance for improving behaviour on road. She referred to the increasing incidents of road-rage, and said that a large number of road accidents occur because people are not mentally at peace while driving, they are impatient and intolerant.</span><br />