Time to walk and cycle the talk: Unsafe roads and broken footpaths are worsening India’s obesity crisisCommuting in Indian urban centers is riddled with obstacles, where inadequate sidewalks and hazardous road conditions push people towards c...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Oregon Horror: Portland Emergency doctor sentenced in fatal hit-and-run death of Woodburn man; what we know so farAn Oregon ER doctor, Kenneth Kolarsky, received over a year in prison for fatally hitting Nicolas Hernandez-Mendoza and fleeing. The victim...
15 May, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
'Feels like crossing Strait of Hormuz': Noida Sector 51–52 Metro route becomes daily nightmare for commuters. Watch viral videoThe narrow pathway between Noida Sector 51 Metro Station and Noida Sector 52 Metro Station has become a daily challenge for commuters in th...
01 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
It's high time Indians inculcate civic sense and follow traffic rules, says Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court stressed the need for Indian citizens to develop civic sense and adhere to traffic rules, drawing parallels with deve...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Delhi's 'deadliest' roads: These five roads in National Capital have the highest number of fatal accidentsNew Delhi’s vast road network, spanning nearly 1,400km, hides a chilling statistic: just five major corridors account for nearly 28% of the...
17 Feb, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
Hit-and-run cases account 38 pc of all fatal crashes on Mumbai roads in 2023: ReportIn 2023, 38% of fatal road crashes in Mumbai were hit-and-run incidents, predominantly affecting pedestrians and two/three-wheeler occupant...
23 Feb, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditionsThe U.S. National Highway Safety Administration has initiated an investigation into Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system following reports of...
18 Oct, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
10 minutes, Ambulance Map: Here's how Delhi plans to bring road accidents and deaths to zeroDelhi's government introduced the Towards Zero Fatality District Plan to reduce road accident deaths. The strategy included the ‘Platinum T...
07 Aug, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Tall trucks and SUVs increase pedestrian fatality risk by 45%: Study showsTrucks and SUVs with taller hoods pose a greater risk of causing fatalities in pedestrian crashes compared to vehicles with sloped hoods, a...
14 Nov, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
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...
11 Sep, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Killer Indian roads claim lives of 56 pedestrians dailyPedestrians are the most vulnerable road users as they have no protection in case of an accident.
01 Oct, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
From October, cars to have pedestrian safety featuresAround 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents every year in the country, nearly 60% of them are pedestrians.
27 Sep, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
32 lakh new vehicles in Delhi in 7 years, but accidents dip 26 per centA study by Delhi Police found though 8.7 lakh new vehicles were added in 2016, Delhi saw a marginal decrease of 2.9% in the total number of...
02 Aug, 2017, 07.49 AM IST
Pedestrians are an endangered species on city roadsUrban mobility expert V Ravichander suggested that authorities introduce `traffic calming measures' for the safety of pedestrians.
28 Mar, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
Pedestrian deaths in road accidents rise to 7,088 in 2015As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), total number of pedestrian deaths in road accidents during 2013, 2014 and 2015 stood at 12,385...
08 Dec, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
Pedestrian safety score may be must for new car modelsThe car safety test would also have a pedestrian protection score and for any car to get a five-star rating, it would be mandatory to have ...
05 Jul, 2016, 06.11 AM IST
Indians spend more time behind the wheel than Chinese, Aussies: SurveyAccording to the findings, 49% of respondents in India spend at least 12 hours (half-a-day) or more than 100 minutes everyday driving their...
23 Feb, 2015, 10.32 AM IST