Road Safety

As we get closer and closer to Christmas and the New Year, it’s important to keep our roads safe. Nationally over the past five years, an average of 300 people died in drunk driving crashes the week between Christmas and New Year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in 2018 there were over 10,000 […]

At the time of checking, maximum three to four vehicles may be detained at a time as to minimize the inconvenience to public and ensure normal flow of traffic, the letter said. Bhubaneswar: The STA on Friday asked the district authorities to enforce road safety regulations and take action against those violating it, a day […]

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads today as Met Eireann has issued an Orange and Yellow weather warnings for strong winds and rain. Met Eireann have issued an orange weather warning for very strong winds in Cork from 6pm – 9pm today, December 18. A small deepening depression, […]

“Most fatal and serious crashes are preventable. Road to Zero follows international best practice and outlines a comprehensive list of actions that will make our roads, vehicles, speed limits and drivers safer over the next decade, said Julie Anne Genter. The Government will boost investment in road safety upgrades and road policing tools as part of its […]

‘Strict action being taken against drunk driving cases’ Joint Collector-II M.V. Suryakala has stressed the need for better coordination among the government departments to bring down road accident cases in the district. She took part in the Road Safety Committee meeting here on Thursday and discussed the pressing issues with the officials of APSRTC, National […]

Saving lives by improving road safety is one of the many objectives of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. What is alarming is that more than 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year, as UN Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out recently, and more young people between the ages of 15 and […]

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted it is everybody’s responsibility to maintain safety on the roads as this year’s “Seven Dangerous Days” over the New Year festival draw near. “Is it correct to have the government take sole responsibility for the job?” Gen Prayut asked yesterday during a speech marking the launch of the annual […]

The aim of the initiative is to inspire readers to be the change they wish to see in making travel safer, a statement from the company said As part of Children’s Day celebrations, Ford India released a comic book titled ‘Discover more with Ford’ to reach out to children on the importance of road safety. […]

NEW DELHI:  The Save Life Foundation (SLF), which is working on reducing road crash deaths on the highest-fatality corridors in Delhi, is gearing up to begin “design trials” on the blind spots-locations which see the highest number of deaths. “We are now having design trials on the blind spots to reduce conflict on the road. There […]

HYDERABAD: Two rape cases in the last one year have shaken people’s conscience, forcing them to hit the streets and point fingers at ‘ineffective’ policing. In April this year, Hajipur, a small village located just 57km away from Hyderabad, was much in news after a girl’s body was retrieved from a village well. A 28-year-old […]