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Walmart product recall: 201,000 camping stoves pulled after reports they had ‘exploded,’ caught fire and caused second-degree burnsWalmart product recalls: Walmart has recalled two popular products due to safety concerns. Approximately 201,000 Ozark Trail camping stoves...
Best Premium Helmets for Safety in India to Keep Yourself SafeIf you are looking for a good helmet to accompany your two-wheeler rides, then we suggest you read this article where we have shared a list...
Road accidents top cause for youth's, kids' death globally; India loses 1.5 million lives every year: FICCI-EY reportIndia has the highest number of road accident fatalities globally, with around 1.5 million lives lost every year, according to a report fro...
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...
IIT professor Dinesh Mohan succumbs to COVID-19"He was under treatment at St Stephen's Hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. He passed away this morning due to a cardiac arrest...
Government spending over Rs 20,000 crore to fix accident prone spots: Nitin GadkariAs per the report 'Rear Seat Belt Usage and Child Road Safety in India', 90 per cent of the total 6,306 respondents said they do not use re...
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”.
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 ...
Most road crash victims aged 15-29 years: WHOGoing by the records, this age group constitutes over one-fourth of total number of persons killed (three lakh) in fatal road crashes.
We are at a global turning point in road safety: Kelly Henning, Bloomberg PhilanthropiesKelly Henning, who heads public health programmes at Bloomberg Philanthropies, tells about the impact of its work in India and how an effic...
Volvo to introduce a cyclist anti-collision warning systemThe Swedish automaker has collaborated with POC and Ericsson to develop a new two-way communication system for cars and cyclists
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...