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| 'Theory test' to become must for driving licence |
| Those applying for a driving licence in the emirate from early next year will have to sit for a 'theory test' and will be provided with a Driver's Handbook, which would contain road safety information and rules related to all licence categories. |
| 25/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Culture and Law |
| Tom Vanderbilt in his new book, "Traffic", mentions how the traffic of a country correlates well with the amount of corruption in the country. This set me thinking: why is that so? When there is a large amount of corruption in the country, the traffic is more chaotic and follows no law. |
| 25/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Personal Safety in Bangalore |
| I don’t want to be negative or scare people away from moving to Bangalore but it is important to have a full picture of life here. Life in India gives a false sense of security, I think, for expats. The reality, however, is that life in India can be dangerous. Indians know this. Look around. Every house has gates, barred windows, sometimes a private security guard sitting in front. People who live here know the dangers and take the necessary precautions. We need to learn to do the same. |
| 20/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Accident victim left unattended as cops, hospital staff bicker |
| NEW DELHI: Precious time was lost in a battle between hospital authorities and the local police in Shalimar Bagh over admitting an accident victim on Sunday night. The victim is now fighting for life at Safdarjung Hospital. |
| 20/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Russia’s Drunk-Driving Law Amended To Allow One For The Road |
How Has Russia’s Zero Tolerance Drunk-Driving Law Changed?
According to news sources, as of last month, motorists in Russia will be allowed to have a small drink before taking the wheel. Previously, even one drink was a serious infraction of the law. This alteration is surprising, especially considering that Russia has one of world’s worst driving safety records. According to government figures, more than 33,000 Russians died in traffic accidents in 2007, and drunken driving caused at least 15,000 road accidents.
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| 20/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Of lights and cameras, smoke and soot |
It is 10.28 on Thursday 14 August morning when Praveen Sood, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic and Security arrives at his office in a white Ambassador. The office is located in the most airy place of Shivajinagar, the second floor of the BMTC building in the bus stand.
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| 20/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| High fuel costs keep a lid on traffic deaths |
| Fewer people are dying on California roads, but motorcycle accidents and deaths are unacceptably high. |
| 20/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Honking habit must go |
| Honking should be strictly necessary only if the driver perceives that there is danger of an accident |
| 18/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Death toll in Mangalore bus accident rises to 11 |
The death toll in the Mangalore school bus accident that took place today has risen to 11.
According to police sources, another 18 were missing after a bus they were travelling in fell into the Palguni River near Mangalore.
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| 18/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| 11 killed in Jammu and Kashmir road accident |
| At least 11 people were killed and nine others injured when the truck they were travelling in skidded off the road in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, police said. |
| 18/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Call to improve road safety |
| British motorists want the Government to plough more of its overseas aid budget into improving road safety in developing countries, according to a survey. |
| 18/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| A deadly lie - drink driving on the up? |
| The Governments determination to lower the alcohol limit to 0.05, now supported by a move of slyly lumping drug driving statistics in with NZ's ever reducing drink driving ones to create the misperception among the public that drink driving is on the rise, is filthy play. "They're persistently whipping up storms in tea-cups, whilst studiously evading discussion of interventions the evidence suggests", say Candor Trust Workers. |
| 18/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| "We only understand what we are taught." |
| "Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything. 14% of people know that." Homer Simpson. |
| 18/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| ATA Applauds Efforts That Succeed in Lowering Highway Fatalities |
The number of highway fatalities in crashes involving large trucks dropped again last year according to a study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released today.
The total number of traffic fatalities in large truck involved crashes decreased 4.4 percent, from 5,027 in 2006 to 4,808 in 2007. |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| GHSA Pleased with Historic Highway Safety Progress, but More Work Needed |
Statement for Attribution to Christopher J. Murphy, Chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association
The following is a statement by Christopher J. Murphy, Chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association: |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Big Drop in California Roadway Deaths |
First significant decline in total fatalities in years
California's roadways witnessed a significant drop in the number of people killed in traffic crashes in 2007. According to figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today, 3,974 people died in traffic crashes in California in 2007, compared to 4,240 in 2006. The total fatalities figure is the lowest number since 2001.
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| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Drunk Drivers Protest Brazil Crackdown as Traffic Deaths Plunge |
| Ioram Finguerman's 36th birthday on June 27 was marked by a new question for partygoers in Brazil: Who gets to drink and who has to drive? |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Naperville Police to crack down on DUIs |
| Naperville police are participating in the national, 18-day "Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest" crackdown on inebriated motorists. |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Safe crossings for school kids |
| It's understandable that parents of students at Utah Valley schools are concerned about traffic safety. Also understandable is their frustration with the difficulties involved making improvements. |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Additional funding to boost road safety |
Member for Ripon Joe Helper has announced additional funding for the Northern Grampians Shire Council to help keep local roads safer.
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| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Push to cut drink limits for drivers |
| Slashing adult drink-drive limits is back on the agenda as government agencies take a fresh look at wiping out alcohol-related harm. |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Police urge safety around school buses |
Thousands of students head back to class this week which is why it is important for drivers to slow down.
Many students walk to school or bus stops when it's dark outside. That's why drivers need to pay attention and parents need to make sure their children know school bus safety.
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| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Accident Victim asks for end to speeding! |
| The Arrive Alive Road Safety website was copied in on an email addressed to a website promoting the early identification of speed cameras. This Blog would like to give exposure to the message delivered since this impact on all road users. The message reads as follows: |
| 15/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Aiming for zero deaths |
Volvo has a new mission: by 2020, the company says no one should be killed or injured in one of its cars.
"We don't accept that people lose their lives in airplane accidents, so why should we regard car accidents as inevitable?" says Jan Ivarsson, head of safety strategy at the Volvo Car Corporation.
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| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Court slams brakes on the Road Accident Fund |
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) should put its new accident victim payment system on hold, the Cape High Court ruled yesterday.
Delivering judgment on the matter between the RAF and a group of lawyers affiliated to the Law Society of SA, Judge Jeanette Traverso said the fund should not go ahead with the new system.
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| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Auto Dealers Take Child Passenger Safety Message to Public Television |
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is promoting September as Child Passenger Safety Month. And to further amplify its child safety messages, NADA is teaming up with SeeMore's Playhouse(TM), a children's public television series that reaches an audience of 60 million homes.
Since NADA's national child passenger safety campaign was launched six years ago, auto dealers have inspected more than one million child safety seats and discovered that nine out of 10 seats are improperly installed or need repair.
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| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Hours change in PTC school zones; walking to school encouraged |
School speed zone times in Peachtree City have been changed to make the process more consistent across all schools, police said.
For the city’s five elementary schools, the speed zone enforcement times run from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m.
The zones for Booth Middle and McIntosh High schools will now run from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Roundabouts make safety sense |
As is usually the case, there are two sides to every story.
The side about which this letter is being written is the one in support of roundabouts.
There are, in my opinion, some compelling reasons why roundabouts make good sense. Here are several which come to mind:
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| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| Crackdown on drunken driving coming to capital |
Augusta police plan to step up patrols in the coming weeks as part of a campaign to nab drunken drivers.
The department will take part in the national drunken driving prevention campaign "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" Aug. 15 through Sept. 1, Augusta police Sgt. Chris Massey said. |
| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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| 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Men and Car Crashes |
| Morgan Freeman, star of The Dark Knight, has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to treat serious injuries he sustained in a crash last Sunday. Freeman, who was reportedly wearing his seat belt and was sober at the time of the wreck, is fortunate. Andrea Pininfarina, a famed Italian car designer, was not. He died Thursday in Turin when the Vespa scooter he was driving struck a car that hadn't stopped at an intersection. For all except the oldest men, motor vehicles accidents are the leading cause of accidental death. (Falls overtake crashes among men older than 75.) |
| 10/08/2008 | Read More.. |
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