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Who was Brandon Malcolm? Cop killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in OntarioAn Ontario Provincial Police officer died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg. Sergeant Brandon Malcolm was on duty when the si...
Ghaziabad reel craze gone wrong: 19-year-old girl dies, friend critical as sports bike hits divider; video captures seconds before the deadly clashIn Ghaziabad, a 19-year-old girl died, and her friend got critically injured when they were filming a reel on their sports bike, Yamaha on ...
Two-wheeler makers should provide helmets to vehicle buyers at a discount: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari suggested that two-wheeler manufacturers should offer helmets to buyers at a discount or reasonable rate, give...
Bill to allow Sikhs to ride without bike helmets in CaliforniaThe Senate Bill 847, authored by Senator Brian Dahle cleared the state senate this week with a 21-8 vote margin, and will now move to the A...
Driving road safety awareness as India reaffirms commitment to reduction in road fatalities and injuriesIndia's Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has called for a 50% reduction in road accidents by the end 2025.
WHO releases global guidelines to boost helmet use, curb pedestrian deaths due to road crashesAccording to top officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO), road traffic crashes kill over 1.3 million people every year - more than...
Now crash helmet, safety harness to be mandatory for children below 4 yrs on motorcyclesThe new rules state that the speed of a motorcycle with a child up to the age of four years being carried on the pillion will not be more t...
MoRTH proposes 40 kmph speed limit for motorcycles with child pillion passengerThe ministry in a draft notification has also proposed that the driver shall ensure that the child pillion passenger, aged between 9 months...
Helmet vaccine: Government bans manufacturing & sale of non-BIS helmets from June 1The road transport ministry had been toying with this proposal for mandatory certification for years. During last year, 43,600 out of the 5...
Seinfeld's sky-diving helmet: Your fixed income investments are useless if you are doing thisBriefly, equity provides high returns but can be volatile in the short-term. On the other hand, fixed income has lower returns but higher s...
IIT Roorkee develops inflatable safety helmet for motor-cyclistsThe inflatable helmet can be worn around the neck and remains folded as a collar. The device is equipped with sensors to detect impact on c...
How fake helmets are putting the lives of millions of motorists at riskTop helmet manufacturers reckon that 75-80 per cent Indians end up buying fake helmets as they go for lighter, cheaper ones.
We will launch light helmets to combat fakes: Nitin GadkariAround 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents every year. Majority of them are pedestrians and two-wheeler riders. We’ve been activel...
Licences of 4 lakh Maharashtra drivers suspendedDelhi, which has the highest number of vehicles as well as road fatalities among cities, has reported less than one fourth of the license s...
Crash helmets for bike riders set to become lighter, more airyThe expert panel, appointed by the road transport and highways ministry, will suggest ways to make “tropical helmets”.
Two-wheeler drivers, car passenger are more prone to death in crash, study showsIn the two-wheeler category, the majority of the dead (71%) were drivers while in the case of cars, passengers accounted for 70% of the fat...
Government no longer taking 'bulky' helmets lightly, bats for more comfortable modelsThe government hinted at something wrong with the helmet designs, indicating the need to adopt models that are comfortable for two-wheeler ...
New Motor Vehicle Bill to hold government bodies responsible for bad roadsRoad transport minister Nitin Gadkari has already said that a stronger law on the lines of UK will be brought before the parliament.
- 85% helmets used by two-wheeler riders across India unsafe: Manufacturers
Major helmet manufacturers raised this issue at the national road safety workshop for vulnerable road users - pedestrians, cyclists and two...
- Skulls are vulnerable, why should crash helmets be optional for women?
Delhi govt transport department's stand in the high court this week was that helmets cannot be made compulsory for women driving two-wheele...