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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- No need for speed: Luxury cars' involvement in accidents spur worriesSpeeding luxury cars have caused several fatal accidents across India, highlighting the dangers of reckless driving. Recent incidents in Pu...30 May, 2024, 12.37 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
- 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
- Sachin Tendulkar bats for safer Indian roads, launches safety campaignGoing by the figures of Transport Ministry, a life is lost every 3.7 minutes in India due to road accidents, resulting in 1.2 million death...07 Feb, 2016, 03.04 PM IST
- 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.20 Oct, 2015, 11.17 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
- Parking, driving on footpaths may attract stiff finesGovernment is introducing deterrent fines on traffic violations for the safety and rights of pedestrians and cyclists in cities.15 Dec, 2014, 12.02 PM IST
- Delhi LG Najeeb Jung orders drive to clear footpathsThe initiative was taken on priority basis after several incidents of accidents involving pedestrians walking on the road were reported.01 Dec, 2014, 12.27 PM IST
- SC issues notice to Centre, states on encroachment of footpathA bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha granted 10 weeks time to the Centre and the states to file their response on a PIL seeking its di...05 Sep, 2014, 07.41 PM IST
- India must make its roads safe for citizensPolicing has to improve, and the job of cops should be to crack down on rash or drunken driving, not to harass rickshaw drivers for bribes.05 Jun, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
- Pathetic saga of road safetyThe only way to curtail India’s ever-rising road accident toll is through an urgent and major overhaul of the regulatory system.15 Sep, 2010, 12.00 AM IST
- Perils of ignoring pedestrian issuesIt’s unclear when the word pedestrian came to mean the ordinary, the infra dig, the undistinguished or dull.07 Jan, 2010, 06.51 AM IST
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