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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Safe ride
Cyclists rarely figure in debates on traffic but if you take the BRT corridor early morning it will be difficult to miss hundreds of commuters pedalling to work on the bicycle lane. On average
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Traffic stress
A study on stress levels among bus drivers in Los Angeles shows association between exposure to peak traffic conditions and on-the-job elevations of urinary catecholamines, stress-related hormones.
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No public transport?
On April 21, a small stretch of road in a congested corner of south Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, turned into an epicentre of chaos, confusion and downright indignation.
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Caravan to disaster
A Down To Earth report on the unsustainable growth of personal vehicles. This situation could have been averted had public transport not been neglected.
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Traffic control system to be modernised
In view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Planning Commission has approved a plan outlay of Rs.200 crore for development and modernisation of the traffic control system of the Capital during 2007-12. Intelligent video cameras According to the Delhi police, there is a plan to install intelligent video cameras at all major traffic intersections, which would be connected to a central command and control centre through the Internet for transfer of video images.
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BRTS threat to pedestrians
The right of way for the pedestrians envisaged as per the original concept of the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) comes under threat at the proposed BRTS corridor in the city. In the BRTS corridor report, as being presently proposed, the pedestrians are likely to face the threat of getting sandwiched between buses and the railings of bus stops.
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TOI exposed corridor flaws, poor execution
It's official now. By deciding to provide more space to cars and doing away with medians in the BRT stretch beyond Moolchand, the government has virtually admitted that the apprehensions expressed by TOI since 2006 about the project were well-informed and valid. We had our ear to the ground with inputs from experts and our readers.
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Lack of roads, parking slots: Jammu in traffic danger zone with unbridled growth of vehicles
Without commensurate improvement in road conditions, parking lots coupled with a 13 times increase in the number of vehicles since 1982, Jammu region has entered into "traffic danger zone." About 2000 to 2500 vehicles are being added in district every month.
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Rush-hour accident could have taken a heavy toll
A DTC bus crashed into a bus shelter near Press Enclave on the pilot BRT corridor on Thursday. Said Anil Kumar Gupta, a traffic marshal who witnessed the incident:
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Bus rams into BRT stand, drivers blame faulty design
A bus packed with commuters, a narrow corridor with little space to manoeuvre and people running to a bus stop located in the middle of the road