Punjab Records 15.7% Decline In Road Fatalities In 2017, Thanks To Crackdown On Traffic Violations
Punjab managed to reduce the road accident fatalities by 15.7% in 2017 as compared to 2016
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Road Safety Week: Over 100 Motorcyclists Come Together To Spread Awareness About Best Practices On Road
The motorcyclists demonstrated road safety practices for other motorists on the road during their 40 km long ride, which started from Vasant Kunj in Delhi and concluded in Manesar, Haryana
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Gender Equality Of A Different Kind, Helmets To Become Compulsory For Women Riding Two-Wheelers In Chandigarh
The Chandigarh administration has issued a notification whereby it has made it mandatory for women to wear helmets while riding a two-wheeler
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In Next Two Years, India’s Road Infrastructure Will Match That Of US And Germany: Nitin Gadkari
The minister highlighted the various steps being taken by the government to fix the black spots, encourage safer road infrastructure, enforcement of Good Samaritan law, saving road crash victims and to promote road safety awareness
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Reinforcing An Old Rule Stringently, Patna Traffic Police Makes Seat Belts Mandatory For Drivers And Front Seat Passengers
Drivers of many four-wheelers in Patna have died in road accidents because of not wearing seat belts
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Hyderabad Traffic Police To Crack Down On Two-Wheeler Riders Using Half-Helmets
Hyderabad Traffic Police wants to deter two-wheeler riders from using half-helmets and, instead, go for a safer headgear that assures protection
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Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation To Make Passenger Seat Belts Mandatory In Premier Buses
New Delhi: Mandatory wearing of safety belts in private four wheelers is common sight across India, as seatbelts have been known to lessen critical injuries and even deaths, in case of fatal accidents. Now, seatbelts will be mandatory in buses operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), as all passengers in KSRTC buses will [...]
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Road Safety Experts And Voluntary Organisations Together Urge Government To Pass The Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill
The newly amended Road Safety Bill recommends drastic increases in fines imposed on drunk driving to curb road accidents across India
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How Supreme Court Guidelines Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims
In March 2016, the Supreme Court approved the guidelines issued by the Centre for the protection of Good Samaritans or first responders at the hands of the police or any other authority
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Turning A Blind Eye: Poor Vision Maybe Resulting In More Accidents On India’s Roads
Obtaining a driving license in India does not require a mandatory vision test, and many with visual defects end up getting a license
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To Curb High Road Accident Casualties In Jammu And Kashmir, Road Safety Council Bill Introduced
Jammu and Kashmir has one of the highest concentrations of road accident deaths in India, and loses approximately 1,200 people per year in road accidents
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68 Per Cent Of People Killed In Accidents Are 18-45 Years Old, Says Nitin Gadkari Urging Parties To Clear Road Transport And Safety Bill
Expressing concern over the staggering number of Indians getting killed and injured in road accidents, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked all the political parties to cooperate and help pass the Road Transport and Safety Bill in Parliament on priority
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