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| 5,000 drunk drivers booked in 4 months |
| Even before the Union government has accepted the recommendations of Parliament’s standing committee to act tough with drunken drivers, Chennai police has decided to get tougher. It is seriously thinking of producing such drivers in courts of law and get them imprisonment. |
| 04/05/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Study: 9% of us admit to driving drunk |
| Despite nearly 30 years of media campaigns detailing the dangers of drunken driving, almost one in 11 people admit to driving when they thought they were legally intoxicated, according to a survey released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. |
| 30/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Motorists Practice “Do As I Say, Not As I Do” on America’s Roads |
| American motorists blame other motorists for unsafe driving, despite the fact many admit to doing the same dangerous practices themselves, according to a new report out today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. For example, Americans rated drinking drivers as the most serious traffic safety issue, yet in the previous month alone, almost 10 percent of motorists admitted to driving when they thought their blood alcohol content was above the legal limit. |
| 30/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| SIAM prescribes 'code of conduct' |
| The rules of Fantasy Speed have always been one of the original big thrills, a coming alive of the fantasy of success. And for most of us, the fantasy arrives in the body of cars and bikes. No surprise then that car makers draw in the customers not only by sleek design and seductive looks, but also hugely expensive ads, the dream clips which create the impact of a particular brand in a customers' mind. But there are some regulations that need to be followed too. |
| 21/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Web Exclusive | ‘Photo cops’ to tame India’s manic traffic |
| If citizens are involved in nabbing traffic violators, not only will you have better/ safer road conditions but also rich archives of a variety of violations that take place 24X7 |
| 21/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Road Rage - Engineer burnt alive over Rs 50 |
In a heartrending incident of road rage, a young engineer was set afire by three unidentified occupants of a truck on the GT Road here today.
The victim was first beaten up and then set on fire after he refused to pay Rs 100 for taking lift in the truck. The victim, Ajit Singh, who was spotted by a PCR patrol van at 2 am near a banquet hall, was immediately rushed to the primary health centre, Samalkha, with severe burn injuries. |
| 18/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Petrol tanker overturns, set afire by miscreant |
| At least 20 persons sustained burn injuries when a petrol tanker turned turtle and was allegedly set on fire near Bhawani Khera village, 4 km from Kurukshetra, today. Eleven of them received over 50 per cent burns. |
| 18/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Road Rage - IAF officer stabbed near Kasauli |
An Indian Air Force fighter pilot lost his life in an incident of road rage near Kasauli on Friday evening.
Flt Lt Anubhav Roy, 24, was stabbed by Hari Dass Tanwar, a Kasauli lawyer after a row over parking. The officer succumbed to injuries on way to Command Hospital, Chandimandir while the lawyer has been arrested for murder. The incident took place just a kilometre short of Kasauli when Flt Lt Roy and Samir Yadav — Sukhoi pilots posted at Ambala Air Force station — and their two friends from Delhi were on way to Kasauli while returning from Shimla. |
| 18/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| An epidemic on wheels |
| Last year, 965 people lost their lives in air crashes around the world. But more than 3,000 people will die on the world’s highways TODAY. More than 1.2 million people die each year from road traffic injuries, a toll comparable to the number of people killed by malaria or tuberculosis. For every death there are at least 20 serious injuries. This is an epidemic in every sense of the word. |
| 18/04/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Delhi Lt-Gov. in a tight spot over traffic remarks |
A MAN tries to overtake a car on a busy Delhi street. The occupants of the car forcibly stop him; squabble, then beat him up mercilessly. A stone by the roadside comes in handy, they hit his head with the stone, crushing it while hundreds watch in horror the killing of the victim.
Six men in a speeding SUV assault a man, rob him, and threaten to throw him off a flyover after he protests their impetuous driving. A senior citizen is assaulted in full public view when he questions a man for banging his parked car for no reason. |
| 09/02/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Study says obese people less likely to use seat belts |
A new study found that seat belt use declines as body size increases. But even large drivers who want to use a seat belt may be thwarted because not all carmakers offer bigger belts or extenders.
Federal standards that specify the length of auto seat belts date back four decades and only require that seat belts accommodate a 215-pound man. Some manufacturers offer bigger belts or extenders anyway, but other auto companies have concerns about effectiveness and liability.
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| 09/02/2008 | Read More.. |
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| 166 killed in alcohol-related crashes in '06 |
Alcohol-related crashes in Minnesota killed 166 people in 2006 - the lowest death count on record - but a record-high 41,951 motorists were arrested for impaired driving, the state's Department of Public Safety said. That's approximately 115 driving while impaired arrests a day, according to the department.
The details were released as part of an impaired driving report for 2006; the Minnesota Impaired Driving Facts is compiled annually by the department's Office of Traffic Safety. |
| 09/02/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Symposium educates youth on importance of road safety |
| Senior students from high schools across the island gathered yesterday at the first annual National Youth Road Safety Symposium where they were given a view of what their role and responsibilities would be as future road users. |
| 09/02/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Despite SAFAR, commuters suffer |
| The state transport department's much-touted road safety programme SAFAR (Safety Always For All Roads) has failed to yield the desired results with the number of fatalities in road accidents showing no signs of decline even two years after its launch. |
| 19/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Keeping the children safe on India’s roads |
Children North-East recently went to India to teach road safety. Communications director Carol Botten shares her diary.
OVER 90,000 people are killed on Indian roads each year – and a whopping 38% of them are children under 16.
Children North-East has been giving road safety sessions in schools across the region and in the autumn went to Hyderabad, India’s fifth largest city, to share that knowledge. |
| 17/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Road hell: mind the cows! |
Driving in Delhi is a hazardous experience – and that's before the city's roads are invaded by the cut-price Tata Nano. Andrew Buncombe takes his life into his hands behind the wheel
"Not too fast. Mind the cows," says the instructor, trying to remain calm. "Yes, there are lots of cows in India."
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| 17/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| India's 'cheapest car' comes at a cost |
| Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling last week of an ultra-cheap bare-bones car made by the Tatas, India's steel and engineering giant. |
| 17/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| No VIP wants to open Gurgaon flyover |
| A day after the unprecedented people’s inauguration of the Rao Tularam-Palam flyover, sources in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said they doubted if any VIP would to inaugurate it now. |
| 17/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Vehicles Equipped With Built-In Safety Features Could Save Young Lives |
Sensors and cameras. Two technologies car dealers say they're seeing more and more of coming standard on many vehicles.
iI think safety is a big concern on most people's mind so manufactures have realized this and so as time goes on they develop safer and safer vehicles," said Terry Simmons, with Cavenaugh Ford. |
| 17/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| City sober: ‘Only’ 85 held mixing drink and drive |
| It was a deadly cocktail: heavy police presence and repeated warnings about clamping down hard on drunk driving and ruckus. And that seemed to have sobered Delhi in ushering in the new year. Only 85 persons were booked for drunken driving across the city on Monday night. |
| 03/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| ‘Women should wear helmets for their own sake’ |
Adviser to UT Administration Pradip Mehra inaugurated the 19th Road Safety Week today at Chandigarh Traffic Park.
A blood donation camp, puppet show and a painting competition marked the inauguration. |
| 03/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Autorickshaw rally to spread awareness of road safety, children’s education |
| Twenty-eight teams from eight different countries set on their journey across Tamil Nadu in autorickshaws on Monday to drive home a message on importance of children’s education and road safety. |
| 03/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Traffic snarls in Patiala during traffic safety week |
Traffic chaos has become a regular problem for the residents of Patiala as the police department is observing the traffic safety week in the city.
With limited police personnel on duty to clear traffic jams, the commuters are left high and dry as they wait endlessly for the traffic jams to clear in various areas of Patiala. |
| 03/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Cops crack down on traffic offenders |
Motorists were in for a surprise, and in some cases shock, seeing sergeants and traffic constables keeping a strict watch on violators of all kinds on city streets on Wednesday.
After back-to-back reports in TOI on road safety, Kolkata Police went on an overdrive to ensure that traffic rules were followed. Signal violations, bikers without helmet, vehicular emission, unlawful entry- name any offence in the rule book and the cops stood strictly on guard.
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| 03/01/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Safety panel steers teen drivers into talking about their concerns |
Student drivers said they think their friends are far less a distraction than their baby brothers and sisters.
They acknowledged they pay little attention to public-safety ads such as the Think Safety campaign Ocean City police ran last summer in banner planes and radio spots.
And they said they might be more inclined to ride home with a friend who has been drinking instead of calling home if they know a strict parent will punish them for sneaking a beer. |
| 21/12/2007 | Read More.. |
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| Expert discusses ways to reduce road carnage |
School programs and roadside engineering initiatives show more promise in the battle to reduce road deaths rather than expensive television advertising campaigns.
This is according to an international expert on injury deaths and injuries, who will deliver a seminar at The University of Queensland today. |
| 21/12/2007 | Read More.. |
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| Engaging India: Crackdown on 'noisy' driving |
The cacophony of honking car horns is an immutable feature of most South Asian metropolises.
Nowhere is this truer than in Mumbai, where frustrated drivers blow their horns incessantly, as though the noise alone will be enough to clear the Indian financial capital's choked streets of traffic and get them to their meetings on time. |
| 18/12/2007 | Read More.. |
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| 780 people killed, 30,000 injured in road accidents |
| Approximately 780 people died and over 30,000 were injured in road-traffic accidents (RTAs) in Karachi between September 2006 and August 2007. Around 65 percent of those injured were motorcyclists, while 20 percent of all RTA injuries involved pedestrians, according to the shocking figures disclosed by the results of a recent survey made as part of the Road-Traffic Injury Research Project (RTIRP). |
| 18/12/2007 | Read More.. |
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| Celebs promote driving skills in Mumbai |
At a time, where we are witnessing an increasing number of hit run incidents and cases of rash driving - celebrities in Mumbai have chipped in to promote better driving skills.
The Transport Department in Mumbai had the stars turn out for a quick lesson in what is called 'defensive driving'. |
| 18/12/2007 | Read More.. |
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| Behind-the-wheel exams sought for drivers 65 and older |
The 84-year-old woman with the purple Toyota Corolla believes she is a good, safe driver — not like her mother was at the same age.
Mom had always been a responsible driver but became too cautious with age, crawling down the road as if it were paved with molasses. After she was stopped by a police officer for driving too slowly, her daughter suggested it might be time to allow her license to expire. Did it work? |
| 18/12/2007 | Read More.. |
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