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 …

Nod awaited to strengthen accident-prone ghat section

A proposal mooted in recent years by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for widening the Bannari-Dhimbam stretch of the Mysore National Highway has not been cleared by the Union Environment Ministry. The procedure for approval had turned quite complicated after declaration of the Sathyamangalam forest area, which the …

WHO's health report card confirms India's massive non communicable disease burden

Diseases of the heart and of the lung remain the bane of India's disease burden, being the top two causes of the deaths, respectively as shown by the recently released WHO World Health Statistics Report, 2016. Ischemic heart Disease (IHD) killed 1215400 people in 2012, 12.4 per cent of total …

1.46 lakh lives lost on Indian roads last year

Majority of victims in the 15-34 age group An official report, released by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, said 1.46 lakh people were killed in road accidents in India in 2015 — an increase of five per cent from 2014. Road accidents as a whole …

Road accidents in India - 2015

Transport Research Wing (TRW) of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways being the nodal agency for providing information/data on various aspects of road and road transport sector brings out every year report on `Road Accidents in India". The present issue Road Accidents in India, 2015 provides information on various …

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding protection of bystanders and passers-by who help the victims of road accidents, 30/03/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Savelife Foundation & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 30/03/2016. The petition has been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in public interest for the development of supportive legal framework to protect Samaritans i.e. …

Gujarat road safety policy to target fatal accidents

AHMEDABAD: Every hour, at least one person is killed in road mishaps in the state. In response, the Gujarat government is trying to cut the fatality by half through a new road safety policy that focuses on first response at the 'golden hour' (the first hour after the accident). The …

Towards more livable and safer cities: examples for road infrastructure design

The lack of road safety remains a major challenge in many urban areas, although high levels of road safety are a prerequisite for the attractiveness of cycling, walking and public transport. GIZ publishes the new publication “Towards more livable and safer cities: Examples for save safe road infrastructure design”. Safety …

Review of the Performance of State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) for 2014-2015

Public Transportation serves as a cheap and convenient mode of transport for all classes of society, saves fuel and reduces congestion and pollution. It is vital to economic development & social integration of the country. One such mode of Public Transportation in India is the State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs). …

Gurgaon corporates launch green drive for pedestrians

GURGAON: 'Leave space to Green Right Of Way (GROW)' campaign was launched on Tuesday to mark the 22nd edition of Car Free Day. The idea is to make the streets of Gurgaon pedestrian friendly, and to sensitize more corporate offices to work on removing encroachment from outside their offices, especially …

Road Safety Policy draft approved

Governor Vohra tells Transport Department to invite comments from stakeholders Governor NN Vohra today approved the Road Safety Policy draft of the state and directed Chief Secretary BR Sharma to put the document in public domain for reviews. The last date to receive comments and views from various stakeholders and …

Automobile manufacturers, advertising and traffic safety in India

An analysis, based on a survey of the print advertisements and TV commercials for safety content, and the pricing policy for offering safety technology of six major automobile manufacturers, shows that manufacturers are not promoting safety issues or their safety technology in any significant manner. They are not offering airbags …

Road safety policy aims to cut accidents by 50%

Focus will be on creating awareness among road users The Puducherry government on Monday launched a Road Safety policy and Action plan to reduce the number of fatalities and accidents by 50 per cent by 2020. “The policy has been formulated in accordance with the directives of the Supreme Court …

Road transport in urban India: Its implications on health

The objective of this paper is to review the multiple impacts on health as a result of road transport in urban areas. Original Source

Draft Gujarat State Road Safety Policy

The Government of Gujarat recognises that road accidents have now become a major public health issue, and the victims are mainly the poor and vulnerable road users. The Government of Gujarat further recognises that as road accidents involve roads, motor vehicles and the human beings, road safety needs to be …

Smart City: NGO wants better infra for bicycling

CHANDIGARH: Putting its weight behind the Smart City Project, city-based non-government organization Yuvsatta has written to the UT adviser in which it has sought proper cycle stands and tracks for proomoting a culture of cycling in the city. Giving the example of foreign countries, the NGO has said that all …

Tracking global bicycle ownership patterns

Over the past four decades, bicycle ownership has been documented in various countries but not globally analyzed. This paper presents an effort to fill this gap by tracking household bicycle possession. First, we gather survey data from 150 countries and extract percentage household bicycle ownership values. Performing cluster analysis, we …

High ambient temperatures and risk of motor vehicle crashes in Catalonia, Spain (2000–2011): A time-series analysis

xperimental studies have shown a decrease in driving performance at high temperatures. The epidemiological evidence for the relationship between heat and motor vehicle crashes is not consistent. Original Source

Road accidents human suffering estimated at $1,850bn annually

THE Second global High-level Conference on Road Safety recently held in Brazil has declared that human suffering from road traffic accidents is estimated at US$1,850 billion per year, hence the need to consider the matter an urgent development priority. The Brasilia Declaration from the just-ended conference indicates road crashes are …

100 pedestrians died between Jan-Sept, car accidents top list

NAVI MUMBAI: As many as 100 pedestrians died in the city due to accidents between January and September 2015. However, two-wheeler riders were a close second followed by deaths caused in accidents by several other category of vehicles. DCP (Traffic) Arvind Salve said, "Mos of the pedestrian deaths have occurred …

Global status report on road safety 2015

The Global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries, indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries. In the last three years, 17 countries have aligned at …

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