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NEW DELHI: Global crash test agency NCAP on Monday said vehicle safety standards in India are dramatically improving. UK-based Global New Car Assessment Programme serves as a platform worldwide to promote the most important motor vehicle safety standards issued by the United Nations.Global NCAP took to Twitter to upload a series of cars undergoing crash tests. The video begins with the […]

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday notified regulations for tyres, safety glass and external projections, among others, under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR). The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made amendments in CMVR. The specification for the tyre pressure monitoring system ( TPMS) for vehicles up to maximum mass of 3.5 tonnes has also been provided, the […]

At least five people were killed and four others injured after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on Thursday evening, police said. At least five people were killed and four others injured after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the […]

In a road accident in Nagaur’s Ladnun police area, four persons were killed and one injured after two trucks collided with each other on Wednesday morning. After the head-on collision, the heavy vehicles caught fire due to which three persons died on the spot while two others were rescued. Of the two, one succumbed to […]

Data shared by the Hyderabad traffic police showed a 23% decrease in road accident deaths in the first six months compared to the same period last year. It also revealed a 38% decrease in pedestrian deaths.Based on last year’s data, the traffic police said it had identified 60 accident-prone ‘Black Spots’ in the city to control further incidents. “The […]

 At least six people were killed in two separate road accidents in Nalanda and Arwal district in the last 24 hours on Monday. While five people died in Arwal late on Sunday night, a 65-year-old man was crushed to death by a speeding truck under Chandi police station in Nalanda district on Monday morning. Reports said that one Chandrika Rai was knocked down […]

As part of ‘Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul’, the leading automaker has digitally educated over 23,000 people including 8,500 kids of 230 schools, 43 colleges and 137 corporate offices. Honda’s road safety instructors are utilizing the age appropriate Road Safety Learning Programs to enhance the retention of Road Safety awareness among all age groups through digital training programs. […]

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday lauded the initiative of Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari for hiking the penalty for traffic rules violations in the new Motor Vehicle Act 2019, which the state implemented on Wednesday. Gehlot said that the state government is concerned about the number of deaths due to road accidents and will formulate […]

With the easing of lockdown restrictions, off-roading tracks are slowly opening up in NCRWith the easing of lockdown restrictions, off-roading tracks are slowly opening up in NCROff-roading is among the first sports to have made a comeback in NCR post lockdown. Apart from providing great natural terrain, the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road is home to some off-roading tracks popular with NCR’s off-roading and […]

Two people were killed and another seriously injured after their motorcycle was hit by a vehicle here, police said on Monday. The accident took place late Sunday night near Osa Mandi, according to Station House Officer (SHO), Manjhanpur, Manish Pandey.The deceased were identified as Arvind Kumar (20) and Vijay Kumar (18). They died on the […]