Road safety annual report 2023
The Road Safety Annual Report 2023 provides an overview of road safety performance for the 43 countries participating in the International Transport Forum’s permanent working group on road safety, known
Traffic Accidents
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Rural roads have more accidents and deaths
The analysis of road accidents in terms of causal factors reveals that drivers' fault is single most important factor responsible for accidents Rural roads had more accidents in 2014 than state and
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Flyovers are city's new choke points
Delhi has around 70 flyovers, the most for any city in India. They were built to give cars direct and smooth transitions past railway crossings and traffic bottlenecks. Ironically, it is now common to
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Identification of traffic accident risk-prone areas under low-light conditions
<p>Besides other non-behavioural factors, low-light conditions significantly influence the frequency of traffic accidents in an urban environment. This paper intends to identify the impact of low-light
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75,000 youngsters killed in road crashes last year
Delhi Tops List Of Deadly Cities With 1,671 Dying In 2014 India's killer roads claimed the lives of 75,000 people aged between 15 and 34 years last year. Over 82% of these victims were males, according
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Evening hours most dangerous for elderly pedestrians, cyclists: police study
Fatal traffic accidents involving elderly pedestrians and cyclists occur most frequently between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., a National Police Agency study has found. The study found between January and June
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Australia's biggest bike-lane skeptic 'wants to destroy cycling in Sydney'
There are currently posters on bus stops all over Sydney saying: “A metre matters.” An initiative of the Amy Gillett Foundation, the campaign has a simple aim – stopping drivers from hitting cyclists.
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New guidelines for Delhi's driving schools
The days of driving schools operating out of tiny shops with only rudimentary infrastructure are set to go. To keep a check on the rising number of accidents in the city, the Delhi transport department
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Draft Road Safety Policy and Action Plans for the UT of Puducherry
In order to give importance to Road Safety and to reduce the incidence of Road Accidents in the UT of the Puducherry, the Transport Department, Puducherry based on the guidelines of Ministry of Road Transport
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Road accidents claim 35 lives in state everyday!
The number of fatalities in road accidents has risen 12.2% since 2009. According to the Maharashtra police statistics, at least 35 people die in road accidents across the state every day. The number of
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Report: Public Transit Systems Provide Significant, Varied Benefits
In a finding that will surprise practically no one, a recent report — from Christopher E Ferrell at the Mineta Transportation Institute — has found that public transit systems in the US provide very notable