Road Safety

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Despite holding four sittings and recording the statements of all those who have been mentioned in the police report, the departmental inquiry that was initiated against IAS officer Venkitaraman could not prove that he was drunk while driving the car that allegedly rammed the motorcycle of journalist Muhammed Basheer, resulting in his death The […]

KOLHAPUR: Six of a family, including two children and three women, were killed and two others injured in a road accident after the car they were travelling in collided with a cement-laden tanker near Velapur on Pune-Pandharpur road on Saturday morning. Police said that the tanker was travelling in the opposite direction, adding that, the […]

In a move aimed at reducing road accidents, a citizens group in Goa has so far painted over 130 speed breakers in the state in white colour to increase their visibility, which has earned praise from Union minister Nitin Gadkari. The group has been carrying out this activity under the #RostoGoa campaign. Activist Cecille Rodrigues, […]

Over 40% of fatal road accidents in the Hyderabad police commissionerate limits in January were ‘self-hit’ (caused by the motorist), establishing that fatalities were due to victims’ negligence. Ironically, all fatalities were of two-wheeler riders or pillion-riders, according to an analysis of the road accidents in the city. In the first month of 2020, 22 […]

Commuters who are exposed to air pollution , especially those riding in non-air conditioned vehicles such as autos, e-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and motorcycles, double their health risk. Aside from chronic lung diseases, air pollution can cause blood pressure to rise and inflame the arteries, increasing heart attack and stroke risk. Blood pressure goes up with […]

The Maharashtra government doesn’t seem to be in any mood to implement the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, on the ground that penalties for some of the offences are “unreasonable”. “We feel that the penalties for certain offences are way too high and should be reduced. A report on it will be ready by next […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar stated that 11% of world’s accidents were taking place in India. Addressing the gathering on the valedictory of 31st National Road Safety Week celebrations in Khammam on Sunday, he suggested every motorist to follow traffic rules and save their lives. Before the meeting, he along with Joint Collector K […]

The second edition of Yi Amazing Race, presented by Mercedes-Benz and organised by Young Indians (Yi), Guwahati chapter, was flagged off on Sunday from Mercedes-Benz, Axom Motors at National Highway 37, Guwahati. Amazing Race is a signature road safety initiative by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Yi Guwahati. The race was flagged off by […]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the first step towards integrating road safety lessons in the school curriculum, Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA), National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) have jointly published a handbook on road safety for teachers ‘Surakshithayatra’, published with an aim to inculcate the habit of […]

Narayanpet: As part of Road Safety Week celebrations, the Road Transport Authority officials of Narayanpet conducted a rally with schoolchildren and spread the awareness about wearing helmets while driving and also spoke about the dangers of drunk drive, cell phone drive and over speed driving during a programme held in Makthal mandal on Friday. Speaking […]