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| Becoming road-worthy |
MY NRI friend was returning from London, with a British colleague in tow. To make some polite talk, I asked the first-time visitor how his drive from Delhi to Chandigarh had been. “Wonderful,” he replied, “you see, I have been an atheist all my life, but during this journey I prayed all the way through and now qualify to be a believer”.
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| 02/06/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Brakes go on in speed-cut plan |
TASMANIA'S speed limits will be slashed statewide under a radical overhaul proposed by the State Government yesterday.
Country road speed limits will drop from 100km/h to 90km/h, highways from 110 to 100km/h and remaining 60km/h zones will become 50km/h zones.
If the plan comes into force, the Brooker Highway speed will cut to 70km/h and there will be 40km/h zones passing all education institutions. |
| 02/06/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Drop your child, pay Rs 400 fine |
| Dropping off your child at school in your car or two-wheeler will cost you a fortune from July. You will have no option but to pay a fine of Rs 800 per day — Rs 400 for dropping your ward at the school and the same amount for picking up the child in your own vehicle! |
| 02/06/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Punjab yet to form road safety councils |
| Deaths in mishaps do not matter, apparently. Even though on an average 2200 persons die and another 10,000 are injured in road accidents every year in Punjab, the state government has done precious little to arrest the rate of mishaps. |
| 01/06/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Killer roundabout gets more perilous |
THE Sectors 47-48-49-46 roundabout has become a killer road crossing. Hardly any day goes by without any road accident occurring here. In fact, to make things more dangerous drums have been put up near the roundabout to make another corner where traffic can turn from.
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| 01/06/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Road safety pays, saves lives: Director BP India |
Castrol India Limited, on Saturday conducted the India leg of the BP International Driving Championship (IDC) for employees and contractors of Castrol India, at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
Speaking to India Infoline, Colin MacIntyre, Director, HSSE, BP India, said, "The objective of conducting such an event is saving human lives. We do not have any immediate commercial interest, but in long run, our company would be remembered for initiating such a cause."
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| 31/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| When cops nap at night, violators come into light |
In the dead of the night when the traffic policemen prefer to catch forty winks, wheels of the violators get zipping.
In blatant violation of the traffic rules and regulations, minors could be seen driving auto-rickshaws on the city roads, ferrying passengers from Chandigarh railway station during the night hours. They not only violate the traffic laws but also pose a threat to the lives of passengers.
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| 30/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| A stretch meant only for the ‘patient’ |
| At first, it may sound like an oft-heard, overdone script of an infrastructure-based tearjerker. Agreed, the tale of Hosur Road, from Lalbagh Siddapura gate to the Diary Circle flyover, brings out woes similar to those faced by the rest of the roads in crumbling Bangalore — choked choc-a-bloc, manic traffic movement, pitiful potholes, fallen footpath and dismal road discipline. But what sets this road apart is an extra dash of melodrama. |
| 30/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Cops drive home traffic rules in park |
Meher Dhingra (7), whizzes past in her car, but appropriately stops at the red light. “I love to ride here,” she says, “the only problem is that my feet don’t reach the brakes. But police uncle is very helpful’’.
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| 28/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Create Safe and Fun Summer Road Trips |
Safety and Entertainment Advice from Consumer Guide(R) Automotive Experts
Memorial Day officially starts the American family summer vacation season. With a few tips from the expert automotive editors at Consumer Guide® Automotive ( http://auto.consumerguide.com ) families can make these trips more enjoyable through preparation. |
| 27/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Traffic tickets may be coming in the mail |
City to weigh installing red light cameras on roads
Drivers who run red lights in Cathedral City could wind up with a ticket even if they don't buzz past a police cruiser.
The city will consider installing cameras at busy intersections in order to bust drivers who run red lights.
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| 27/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Castrol India launches International Driving Championship in India |
| Castrol India Limited, market leader in the retail automotive lubricant segment, today announced the India leg of the BP International Driving Championship (IDC) for employees and contractors of the BP Group. |
| 27/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Road safety body set to drive in |
Accidents cost the country Rs 55,000 crore per year.
The ministry of roads, highways and shipping is planning to set up a Road Safety Directorate given the increasing incidence of road accidents in the country. "The number of accidents for 2004-2005 were estimated to be about four lakh which is five times the 80,000 accidents recorded in 2000," a senior government official told FE. The economic costs of accidents to the country are estimated to be Rs 55,000 crore a year, according to Planning Commission statistics. |
| 27/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Centre approves four laning of Mumbai-Pune section of NH4 |
four laning of Mumbai-Pune section of NH4
Mumbai, May 24 (UNI) The Centre has approved four-laning and improvements of the Mumbai Pune sections of National Highway four, the work on which is expected to be completed by March, 2006.
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| 25/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Govt may seek time to ensure riders' safety |
| Will helmets come into force from June 1? This is the question every two-wheeler rider in Gujarat is asking now. The accident last week in Parel area of Mumbai, where a man was killed despite wearing a helmet, has already got riders talking about the inferior quality of helmets being pushed into the market in view of the impending law. |
| 25/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Bumper To Bumper |
| There are no stop signs in sight for the Indian auto market: and consumers are calling the shots, as red-hot models, pricing innovations and sexy upgrades lure more drivers onto the tarmac |
| 25/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Driving you crazy? |
| Roads are getting wider, and swanky new cars have replaced the good ol' white Ambassador. A silent prayer to bless the flyover techies and builders, but there goes a simultaneous curse to the Kolkata driver. The same guy who rushes past the other cars rashly, whether from the left or the right, or if it's an ambulance in distress or a sweaty rickshawpuller, is immaterial. The driving scene is bad. SK Mitra, deputy commissioner, traffic (II), explained, "It's true that 75 per cent of the accidents occur due to faulty driving, while the rest 25 per cent can be attributed to the commuters and pedestrians." |
| 24/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| PM to dedicate to nation Jaipur-Kishangarh expressway |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will dedicate to the nation India's first six-lane Jaipur-Kishangarh expressway, a part of the Golden Quadrilateral Project, when he comes here on a two-day visit on Monday. |
| 23/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Emblem: Police dial Centre |
TAKING note of the Newsline report, ‘‘Central government officials flouting ministry orders on National Emblem,’’ UT Police have written to the Ministry of Home Affairs, asking it the law under which the officials can be penalised for the violation.
The report had exposed some officials of the Central government for sporting a National Emblem on their official vehicles in strict violation of the orders issued by Ministry of Home Affairs.
A UT Police official said they cannot take action against these violators.
Chandigarh Newsline |
| 17/05/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Police must be people-friendly, says Justice D. Sreedevi |
The police in Kerala need to become more people-friendly, said Justice D.Sreedevi who inaugurated a seminar organised by the Kerala Police Association in Tripunithura.
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| 30/04/2005 | Read More.. |
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| United States, India Sign Open Skies Aviation Agreement |
While official statistics are incomplete, the World Bank estimates that road crashes claim the lives of one hundred thousand people, and injure more than seven million people, every year in India, at a total economic cost in the neighborhood of ten billion dollars.
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| 16/04/2005 | Read More.. |
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| World class driving school opened in Kerala |
The first world class driving school in Kerala, set up by the Maruti Udyog Limited, was inaugurated here today by I K Satoi, Director, Marketing and Sales, MUL.
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| 31/03/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Mumbai Hit and Run: Faster cars = more accidents? |
Will the rising presence of faster, powerful cars on Indian roads mean more accidents and fatalities of innocent victims?
Yes, say transportation experts while pointing out to the conspicuous "mismatch factor" that is plaguing the Indian transportation sector currently.
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| 28/03/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Hybrids, Movies and Tanks, Oh My |
NEW YORK -- Tucked among the shiny sports cars, swank luxury vehicles and a line of rims by hip-hop mogul P. Diddy, the 2005 International Automobile Show housed plenty of environmentally conscious hybrids, concept cars and new takes on familiar models.
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| 26/03/2005 | Read More.. |
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| A licence to kill |
Watch out. You can no longer drive in and out with a driving licence, jump a red-light under the nose of a traffic cop or flee an accident scene without a twinge of conscience.
The government is coming up with stringent standards to qualify for driving licence, modern training centres to equip personnel in “accredited” test centres and an exhaustive road safety information database to turn the killer Indian roads into safe havens.
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| 10/03/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Rose festival traffic regulatory measures |
| In view of the Festival of Gardens being celebrated at Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh, the following traffic restrictions shall remain in force on 25th to 27th of February- 2005 :- |
| 21/02/2005 | Read More.. |
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| Traffic police not to ignore violations by rickshaw-pullers |
| Rickshaw-pullers of the city beware! The Chandigarh traffic police has launched a drive to curb violations of traffic rules and the Chandigarh Cycle Rickshaw (Regulation and Control) Bylaws, 1970. Violators of the rules will be fined Rs 500 for each violation. |
| 26/01/2005 | Read More.. |
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