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Two-wheelers are a very important part of our lives but also responsible for some minor and major accidents because most of the riders forget to stow the side stand to the riding position causing fatal accidents and injuries. About 40 percent of accidents happen due to the parked position of the side stand of the two-wheeler. According to research, there are 2300 two-wheeler accidents reported by over every million people in India. In which every 300 victims die at the site or during the medical proceeding. Forgetting to stow the side stand of the two-wheeler is one of the frequently done mistakes of the two-wheeler riders. These accidents can be prevented by using an automatic side stand retrieval system in two-wheelers. In this, a simple rack and pinion assembly is used to stow the stand when the rider starts the vehicle. The system will monitor the angle of the vehicle from the vertical axis and engine RPM with the help of a gyroscope and a photoelectric sensor. When the angle of vehicle is less than 15 degrees and the engine exceeds 1600 RPM the motor will receive power and the stand will be pushed to its riding position. The design and analysis of rack and pinion is done in Solidworks and Ansys workbench respectively. For manufacturing of rack and pinion and casing EN24 and Aluminum 6061 is used respectively and also achieved FOS of 1.5 for fatigue life cycle of 106 hrs. By using this method the rider will never have to worry about the stand ,and this will make sure the safe ride.