Road Safety

 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 […]

The state government has decided to constitute expert committees in each district to analyse causes of road accidents and suggest remedial measures to minimize such mishaps. Additional district magistrate (ADM) will head the committee in districts. “We will constitute district level road safety monitoring committees (DRSMCs) under the chairmanship of ADM. Regional transport officer will […]

 Researchers at IIT Roorkee have developed a system to lower risks of accidents in low visibility conditions. The team is also working on prototyping and commercialising this technology. As different components of an automatic driver assistance system (ADAS) such as blind-spot detection, lane departure warning, and collision warning require clear image data. The technology aims […]

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday condoled the death of Sikh pilgrims in a road accident in Pakistan. At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them back from Nankana Sahib shrine rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday. “Deeply saddened by the demise of Sikh pilgrims […]

Easing of lockdown rules triggered a spurt in the number of road accidents in the national capital. Delhi saw nearly 150% increase in the number of road accidents in the month of May compared with April.According to the Delhi Police data, 67 accidents took place during the lockdown in April, while as many as 173 accidents took place in the next 30 days after […]

Pune: The Covid-19 curbs may have had some chance gains, statistics released by the city police on Wednesday revealed Fatal accidents between April and June dropped by 45% — from 31 during April-June 2019 to 17 during the same period in 2020. The number of casualties in accidents also dropped to 19 during the three […]