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- After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was 'talking to the president,' body camera showsTiger Woods was arrested on DUI charges in Florida after crashing his SUV, with bodycam footage showing him appearing disoriented and faili...
- Govt to open driving schools in 120 aspirational districts, aims to create 1 crore jobs: Transport Minister GadkariThe government is launching a major initiative to boost employment and road safety. Over the next five years, driving schools will open in ...
- 'Arrange New Driver': Kolkata police adopts new protocol for dealing with drunk drivingIf caught drunk driving, Kolkata police will now not detain you or seize your vehicle but will ask you to arrange for a sober person to dri...
- Delhi govt takes on plea that challenged its lowering of drinking ageThe plea sought mandatory age check at places selling and serving alcohol, such as bars, pubs, liquor vends, eateries, etc. It also sought ...
- Bihar's liquor ban results in over 60% reduction in road deaths due to drunk drivingUnpublished data accessed by TOI show that while 867 persons died in 2015 due to drunk driving in the state, fatalities reduced to 326 duri...
- Soon, drunk drivers will not be eligible for insurance claimsThe bill provides for stringent penalties, including jail term and suspension of driving licence, for offences such as juvenile driving, sp...
- 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...
- Road crash deaths should be treated as murder: ExpertsTo check such offences, the road transport ministry has readied amendments in the motor vehicle law for on-thespot suspension of driving li...
- Death by drunk driving is murder, nothing lessThe Bengaluru police will inspire confidence only if they act tough on drivers who have little or no respect for the life of others.
- RIL's Janhavi Gadkar row: Companies warn staff against code of conduct violationsIf you are employed with a reputed organization, adhering to the company's code of conduct now extends beyond work hours.
- Reliance Industries issues advisory to its employees; asks them to not drink and driveThe advisory comes in the wake of relentless media coverage of an accident involving Janhavi Gadkar, who works in RIL’s legal unit.
- Centre aims to put brakes on drunk driving with strict lawsDrunk driving is usually charged under section 304A of the IPC as a rash and negligent act causing death and carries a maximum of two years...
- Supreme Court tells government to tighten law to check drunken drivingA bench took a dim view of the Punjab and Haryana high court reducing the jail term awarded to a person in a case of rash driving to 24 day...
- Why no amendment brought in drunk driving cases, HC asks CentreHC had earlier asked Govt to consider amending section 279 of IPC (rash & negligent driving) & enhance existing punishment for drunk drivin...
- Bombay High Court endorses provision of higher punishment for drunk drivingThe High Court suggested that IPC sections 304 A & 279 should be amended to include a specific offence of drunk driving.
- There is a shade of difference between being tipsy and being a nuisanceDrinking is not regarded as an offence unlike the vague act of “causing nuisance”, nor is there a law stipulating that commuters have to be...
- Government clears amendment to Motor Vehicle ActThe government is understood have cleared a proposal to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to deal sternly with violators of traffic rules.
- US Lawmakers ask smartphone makers to get rid of DUI softwareUS lawmakers have served an ultimatum on smartphone makers, Google, RIM and Apple to get rid of their software which helps drunk drivers to...
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