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 …

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 8,326 cycles and 1,023 rickshaws use the corridor. They are the biggest beneficiaries of BRT, for …

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. Growth in personal vehicles is unsustainable and the cost of congestion too high Roads in urban India are creaking under the weight of the growing number …

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. Traffic congestion lowers perceived control, which in turn can result in stress. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1991 Persons reporting traffic stress had lower …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. Official reports maintain that the vehicular population of Jammu …

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:

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

Another mishap: Blueline rams railing to save pedestrian, 2 hurt

: That the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor is a perennial nightmare was proved once again on Tuesday morning when two passengers of a Blueline were injured after the driver, while trying to save a pedestrian who had strayed in the bus lane, swerved the bus into a railing near …

Two injured in bus mishap on BRT

Road to hell In yet another accident on the BRT corridor, two people were injured when a Blueline rammed into a bus stand at Pusph Vihar in south Delhi on Tuesday morning. According to police, the Blueline was on its way to Sarojini Nagar. The driver of the bus lost …

Blueline crash course on BRT: first accident

The first bus accident on the BRT corridor since its trial run began has driven home a point: even the supposedly much wider bus lanes also lack enough space for buses to manoeuvre. On Tuesday morning, two passengers in a Blueline bus were injured when the driver made an attempt …

Amendment of Motor Vehicles Act sought

Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria has called for extensive amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for imposing stringent penalties on the drivers for violation of traffic and road safety rules. He said the driving licence of those responsible for road accidents should be compulsorily suspended and harsh …

Bigger vehicles to pay more

In an accident where both the vehicle are at fault, the liability to compensate lies more with the bigger one, an Accident Claims Tribunal has ruled. In case of a collision of a car and motorcycle, both of which had faulted, "blameworthiness" should be made out as per the horse …

New Ctg traffic system from today

The traffic department of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) clamps down on around 15,000 motorised three wheelers and 1,000 city service buses from today in a bid to ease the passengers' everyday hassles and streamline the commuter services within the periphery of 60-sq km area of the port city. As per …

Transport options and traffic management in urban areas: A case study of Pune city

Traffic conditions in most of the cities are very chaotic and crucial, this is particularly observed in million plus cities. As the urbanization process takes momentum, these problems crop up due to the lack of commensurate development of infrastructure, particularly roads, road transport and inadequate public transport system. Weak public …

Indian roads are getting safer but rural areas the new death-traps

Rural areas account for over 60% of all deaths; Delhi may have highest number of fatalities but has one of the lowest number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles: 4.8 NEW DELHI, MARCH 29 : Better roads, better vehicles, better protection and faster medical intervention bring down the number of deaths …

Urban transport: Its about people, not cars

The chaos on the roads points to the alarming fallout of the huge rise in vehicle population. Pedestrians, the bulk of the urban poor, are affected most of all. Traffic snarls. Bad roads, bad road users and bad planning. The writing on the wall is clear, but what should be …

Project to focus on road flaws

A project to highlight the key flaws in design of Indian roads and develop a manual is to be launched here in the Rajasthan Capital. The manual, first of its kind in India, will contain recommendations on "remedial traffic calming strategies' for policy makers and those involved in traffic management …

Ill planned motorization kills one person every six minutes on India`s roads

Ill-planned motorization kills one person every six minutes on India's The union ministry of shipping, road transport and highway's figures show road accidents in 1999-2000 cost India about 3 per cent of its gdp From 1970-2005, registered motor vehicles increased 50 times but road networks grew less than three times. …

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