Traffic Accidents

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding death of five children after drowning in brick kiln pits, Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, 05/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …

Haryana govt gives final shape to road safety plan

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has finalised an integrated state-level traffic plan to prevent road accidents on highways. The plan would be implemented in all the districts of the state. It will ensure implementation of traffic rules on national and state highways with the help of technology, identify accident-prone areas and …

Bicycles pave the way

On May 30, 1896, Cosmopolitan sponsored a race of horseless ca-rriages in New York. In it were four Duryeas, a Booth Rogers and, from Paris, an Armstrong. After a parade of the participants, the race began. One Henry Wells of Springfield, Massa-chusetts, was driving a Duryea motor wagon when he …

Frisking with death on Goan roads

Stricter laws will help in reducing the number of road accidents, says FREDDY DIAS G oa

No dip in accidents despite Road Safety Policy

T. Ramakrishnan Death toll up 25% in 2009 compared to 2008 CHENNAI: Three years after the State formulated Road Safety Policy there is no sign of reversal in the trend of growing incidence of road accidents. In 2009, nearly 1,000 people more died in road accidents in the State compared …

Road traffic census begins today

The Public Works Department will conduct a road traffic census -2010 on State Highways and major district roads between February 17 and 24. Addressing a press conference in Bangalore on Tuesday, Superintendent Engineer (Design) H R Shantharajanna said the census will cover 3,821 count posts covering various stretches of State …

Unscientific formation of roads are responsible for increasing road mishaps

''Lacunae in road engineering, rule enforcement and education cause accidents,'' said Additional Superintendent of Police Ramesh. Nitte University Vice chancellor Dr Shantaram Shetty distributing prizes to students who had won prizes in the essay competition as part of Road Safety week, in Manglore on Tuesday. DH photoAddressing the valedictory programme …

Apex court calls for cess on petrol, diesel

Indu Bhan New Delhi: To ensure all victims of motor accidents get compensated, the Supreme Court has suggested levy of cess on petrol and diesel sold across the country besides collection of one-time third party insurance premium on every vehicle sold. Batting for those 20% unfortunate victims of motor accidents, …

Court suggests cess on fuel to create fund for accident victims

J. Venkatesan New Delhi: With a view to ensuring that all road accident victims get compensation on time, the Supreme Court has asked the Centre to create a Road Accident Fund (RAF) through levy of cess/surcharge on petrol and diesel and credit it to such Fund. A three-judge Bench of …

Estimating marginal external costs of transport in Delhi

This paper develops the model and methodology to estimate the marginal external cost of urban road transport, which is necessary for analysing optimal urban transport prices. Four major marginal external costs analysed in this paper include the marginal external costs for congestion, air pollution, road accidents and noise. The paper …

Traffic management gets tech-savvy

Jagadish Angadi The deadly mix of mounting vehicular traffic, diversions galore due to the ongoing Metro Rail work and unceasing violations had Bangalore roads in a tizzy. Here

GIS-based system to help reduce fatal road accidents

CHENNAI: Traffic management efforts in the State received a boost with the launch of the Road Accident Data Management System (RADMS) here on Monday. It has a database of real time, usable data that can help in reducing the number of fatal accidents. Speaking on the occasion, Vellakoil M.P. Saminathan, …

Urban transport and public health

How about low-emission vehicles and more active travel like walking and cycling? (Editorial)

Road accidents high in Ernakulam

Rohith Raj K KOCHI: Road accidents are not accidental. We see many a life lost to speeding buses and rash drivers on the road. Kochi witnesses the violation of traffic rules every day and we are left to wonder why the authorities fail to insist on safety measures.

Road traffic crashes: The scourge of UPs cities

Road traffic injuries and deaths are a hidden epidemic in the cities of Uttar Pradesh. With one exception they have among the highest road accident fatalities in India. Despite this, road safety is yet to be a political priority in UP. The time has come for the state as well …

BRT brings down road mishaps

NIDHI SETHI The much hyped BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor in posh South Delhi, which is believed South Delhi, which is believed to hinder the smooth flow of traffic making you crawl to work is now being considered by experts as "a model road project aimed to bring down road …

Metro to recover Ph-I cost by 2011

Survey By CRRI Takes Into Account Mishaps Avoided And Pollution Curbed TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The entire cost of Delhi Metro

Urban transport: moving from the 19th century to the 21st century concerns

Most countries in the Commonwealth are involved in planning urban transportation futures to combat climate change. The proposed technical fixes will have little impact unless urban transportation planners resist the move toward infrastructure development that fixes our future to high energy use and CO2 emissions. Pressure for changing policies will …

Dead man walking

Pedestrians have ceased to have a place in urban transport plans in India. (Editorial)

Night traffic in Bandipur forest area goes

The Karnataka High Court on Monday banned night vehicular traffic on two roads bisecting the Bandipur forest in Chamarajanagar district. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran and Justice V.G. Sabhahit passed the order on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the action of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) …

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