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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Two Hundred Thirty Ninth Report of the Committee on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016
The Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture submitted its report on the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, 2016 on February 8, 2017. The Bill amends the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and was
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Urban road safety
With over 1.24 million deaths and up to 50 million injuries every year on roads – over 90% of which happen in low and middle income countries (LMICs), road safety is now recognized as an urgent global
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Killer roads
<p>India is committed to reduce the number of road accidents and fatalities by 50 per cent by 2020. However, road safety levels have taken a serious hit with the country witnessing one of the highest growth
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Minister calls for strict road safety laws
Transport and Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Saturday exhorted people to respect road users and called for strong laws for road safety He spoke of government’s initiative of awarding Rs 2,000 and
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Pedestrian deaths ring alarm bells
Account for 32% of the total deaths in road accidents in city in 5 years Accidents claim precious lives on city roads. However, what is more alarming is that a large number of those falling prey to
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South Africa: Road Accidents Costing SA's Economy
Pretoria — Road accidents are costing South Africa's economy R142.95 billion, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters. This was according to a 2016 study conducted by Road Traffic Management Corporation
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Uganda: Accidents, HIV Top Killers in Eastern Region- Study
Kampala — Road accidents, HIV/Aids and maternal and newborn-related diseases top the list of causes for premature deaths among people in eastern Uganda, before reaching the country life expectancy of 63
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Put ‘people, not cars’ first in transport systems, says UN Environment chief
Lack of investment in safe walking and cycling infrastructure not only contributes to the deaths of millions of people in traffic accidents on unsafe roads and poorly designed roadways, but also overlooks
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Air pollution to blame for hundreds of traffic accidents every year, says new study
Air pollution may be responsible for hundreds of car accidents a year, as toxic air may impair driver fitness, a new UK study has found. Researchers from the London School of Economics divided the UK
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Estimating the effect of air pollution on road safety using atmospheric temperature inversions
This paper estimates the causal eff ect of increased ambient air pollution on the frequency of road traffic accidents in the United Kingdom between 2009 and 2014. An instrumental variable approach is applied,