Road Safety

Shimla, Jan 2 (PTI) The number of road accidents in Himachal Pradesh reduced by more than seven per cent in 2019 as compared to 2018, state”s director general of police (DGP) Sitaram Mardi said on Thursday. This year, the state police will adopt the EEE (educating, engineering, enforcement) to further reduce the number of accidents […]

This was a year for consolidating the gains that accrued from major policy decisions taken in the previous five years, a time for monitoring of ongoing projects, tackling road blocks and adding to the already impressive pace of work achieved during the past years. During 2018-19, projects in about 5,494 km length were awarded and […]

Bengaluru city police has set up separate lanes on the right side of Brigade Road to ensure safety of women and children who are visiting MG Road during New Year’s Eve. Chetan Singh Rathore, (DCP Central Division) said that a dedicated lane with barricades has been put up. “This is not compulsory. Women who want […]

Will 2020 bring about any change in the quality of life of the 20 million residents of Delhi? Yes, it should. From traffic decongestion to new DTC buses, smog towers to better street lights – the National Capital can expect several booster shots this year. Add to that a new government at its helm. BIG […]

As responsible citizens, we need to realize that safe driving is in the interest of each of us, and our safety is not the responsibility of the government or of anyone else. The sooner we accept this fact, the better. Earlier this year, the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 was passed by the government with […]

Mysuru: The city on Saturday got its second traffic awareness centre on the premises of Krishnaraja traffic police station on JLB road. It aims to educate school children and public about road safety regularly with a view to bring in discipline among road users. The centre will also be utilised to create awareness for vehicle […]

Altogether 137 accidents were reported between January and November this year, resulting in 39 deaths and 186 injuries, in Hailakandi district of south Assam. This was revealed in a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee that reviewed accident-related cases, including fatalities for the current year in Hailakandi district. Reviewing the traffic scenario at a […]

With 16 deaths this December, the highest for a single month this year, the number of fatalities in road accidents in Chandigarh has risen to 98, the same as in 2018, with still three days to go for the year to end. While 93 accidents accounted for these deaths in 2019, last year the number […]

The National Coalition of Road Safety, a coalition of road safety organisation promoting safe roads in India, has urged minister of road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari to strengthen and immediately enforce the amended ‘helmet law’ (section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act) that removes the power of states to provide any exemption in the […]

The rape and murder of a vet near Tondupally Toll Plaza could have been prevented if proper processes had been followed Swapna Sundar / PVS GiridharThe bloodthirst of the populace over the brutal rape and murder of #Disha1 on November 29 near the Tondupally Toll Plaza in Telangana was somewhat satiated with the encounter killings […]