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- In 2005, the US required reflective markings on freight cars to improve visibility at crossings; nearly 1 in 4 crossing collisions involved vehicles hitting trains
- Delhi records five road deaths daily in 2026, highest in six yearsDelhi's roads experienced alarming statistics in 2026, with an average of five lives lost daily due to accidents. The first nine months rec...14 Oct, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
- Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its 'Full Self-Driving' tech. The pressure is workingTesla is involved in a campaign to secure EU approval for its Full Self-Driving technology. The automaker faces criticism regarding the val...07 Oct, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
- Bus crash in Iran's Markazi province kills 11, injures 24 due to driver fatigueA passenger bus incident on the Saveh-Hamedan freeway in Markazi province resulted in 11 deaths. Authorities reported that the crash was ca...26 Sep, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
- Bharat NCAP 2.0 to be rolled out from October 2027, says GadkariIndia will launch an updated Bharat NCAP safety program in October 2027. This initiative will assess the complete vehicle safety framework ...03 Sep, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
- India's car safety testing won't depend on cars alone: Nitin GadkariIndia plans Bharat NCAP 2.0 from October 2027, expanding safety assessments. A points-based system for drivers aims to change behavior and ...03 Sep, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
- That tiny plastic button on your seat belt isn’t decoration; it stops the metal latch plate from sliding down the strap when you unbuckleA cleverly designed small plastic button on seatbelts plays a crucial role in vehicle safety, preventing the metal buckle from dropping out...28 Aug, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
- School buses aren't yellow by accident: 44 standards came from a seven-day 1939 Columbia conference, and the color stimulates two types of cone cellsA 1939 meeting established the distinctive school bus yellow color for national transportation standards. This specific shade, National Sch...27 Aug, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
- Hit-and-run deaths top 1,000 in Gujarat as road fatalities remain highGujarat's roads are becoming increasingly perilous, with hit-and-run incidents and reckless driving claiming over a thousand lives this yea...23 Jun, 2026, 07.03 AM IST
- Repeat offenders beware: Three or more violations & you could lose your driving license in DelhiDelhi may soon implement stricter traffic regulations, penalizing habitual traffic offenders with license cancellation. Approximately 178,0...11 Mar, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
- At least 22 dead in Bolivia's worst road accident this yearFourteen of the dead have been identified so far, police said, with Chile's foreign ministry saying at least one of its nationals was among...21 Jul, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
- Gurgaon commuters beware, traffic police to strictly enforce this commonly ignored ruleBetween January and November of this year, Gurgaon reported 396 fatalities and 800 injuries in 933 accidents. The lack of lane discipline h...23 Nov, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
- Five months since new Motor Vehicles Act, road accidents come down by 10%Since the passage of the amended Motor Vehicles Act five months ago, the cases of road accidents have reduced by ten percent in India as in...16 Mar, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
- Roads to be Audited to identify Black Spots, assess cause of accidents: Nitin GadkariRoad accidents in India claimed over 1.5 lakh lives in 2018, a recent report by the transport ministry revealed. India ranks 1st in the num...03 Dec, 2019, 09.09 PM IST
- Over 38 lakh traffic violation cases booked in last 2 months, Nitin Gadkari informs the ParliamentAs per information available in the database of National Informatics Centre (NIC), 38,39,406 traffic challans in 18 states were issued sinc...21 Nov, 2019, 03.03 PM IST
- Using mobile while driving, worse than drunk-driving.More than 49,385 cases of illegal use of mobile devices by drivers, to talk or text while behind the wheel, have been booked in Hyderabad a...17 Mar, 2018, 10.50 AM IST
- This couple from Bengaluru fight for safe roads after losing daughter in a crashArundhati was pursuing her PG diploma in clinical pathology at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. She was riding pillion at the time a...12 Jan, 2016, 12.14 PM IST
- India leads world in road deathsIn a dubious distinction for the country, the World Health Organization has revealed in its first ever Global Status Report on Road Safety ...17 Aug, 2009, 01.42 AM IST
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