Road Safety

India needs to invest an estimated extra USD 109 billion in road safety over the next decade to halve its crash fatalities, the World Bank said in a report released on a day when at least 35 people were killed in four separate accidents in the country. The bank said such an investment will bring […]

The district administration on Thursday conducted the monthly road safety review meeting to discuss the need to make Trichy roads safer. However, a section of road safety activists lamented that such discussions were often conducted secretly. For better performance of the road safety council, local people have sought the participation of additional and rural representatives […]

STOCKHOLM: More cities from Maharashtra will get assistance from Global corporate charity, Bloomberg Philanthropies, to make their roads safer while it will continue to provide support for similar activities in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. “As a part of expansion of our activities in India, we will extend the support to some of the cities in […]

Punjab’s transport department on Monday launched a statewide drive to check road worthiness of school buses in the wake of death of four children after a van ferrying them caught fire in Sangrur. During the checking of vehicles, the transport department authorities found various violations and issued challans, officials said here. “We have issued challans […]

The 40-minute short film has hard hitting messages on road safety In Moira, a 40-minute short film, Dharma, Imra and Kaala represent Yama the god of death. They are on a mission — to take away the lives of those who violate traffic rules. Just as they are about to strike, three of their intended […]

PANAJI: The risk that speed breakers without signage pose to motorists was one of the main grievances raised by participants during a round table discussion on youth and road safety held on Monday. Students and representatives of various educational institutions highlighted not only the need for signage about speed breakers, but also the need for […]

MUMBAI: Chief minister Uddhav Thackerayon Monday announced that the government will give funds, technology or facilities required for police or the Regional Transport Officeto reduce mishaps and to make roads safer. He said, at a Road Safety Week function, that China had 94,000 fatal mishaps in 2005, while India had 98,000. While annual mishaps in […]

NAGPUR: Police conducted a one-day workshop at the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation(MSRTC) at Ganeshpeth depot, near Dalda company on the occasion of ‘31st Road Safety Week 2020’ on Saturday. The workshop was conducted by Ganeshpeth police, following an instruction from CP BK Upadhyay and under the supervision of DCP traffic Chinmay Pandit. Senior PI […]

In a major accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, a private sleeper bus enroute to Motihari, Bihar from Delhi collided with a truck parked on the roadside around 10.30 pm on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of 16 passengers while 35 were injured out of whom 10 were serious. The injured were admitted to PGI […]

Under the Fortnight Theatre Scheme of Jawahar Kala Kendra, play ‘Aropi Hazir Ho’ was staged at Rangayan auditorium. The play was written and directed by Narendra Arora. The play analysed the reasons and causes of road accidents and sent a strong message on road safety to help change the mindset of people. The play primarily […]