Speed-detecting cameras help save lives: UAE study
September 10th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 10 (IANS/WAM) A vast majority of drivers in the UAE - around 71 percent - don't see speed detecting cameras as a money-making scheme, says a survey ... Read more...
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Easy win for Real Madrid, but Ronaldo suffers injury
September 3rd, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 3 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals of the season but had to leave the pitch injured in the second half as his side enjoyed a ... Read more...
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Titanic design drawing sells for 220,000 pounds
May 29th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) A 33-foot, hand-drawn plan of the Titanic reportedly used in the inquiry into the sinking of the massive ship in 1912 has sold for 220,000 pounds.The ... Read more...
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Brit drivers ‘risking life by using Twitter, Facebook while driving’
March 20th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): The UK police are concerned about the increasing numbers of motorists using Facebook and Twitter behind the wheel, and have warned of potential 'catastrophic consequences'.Devon and Cornwall ... Read more...
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Oz motorists drive at 180km/h to conjure ghost of dead motorcyclist
August 18th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 18 (ANI): Motorists in Australia, caught for speeding up to 180km/h on a road north of Newcastle, have revealed that the reason they do it is to conjure the ghost ... Read more...
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Sacaton, AZ man sentenced for involuntary manslaughter
March 16th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) – A man of Sacaton, Arizona, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter involving the death of a 12-year-old boy, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.Jayal Howard, ... Read more...
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Drunk driver sentenced for killing pedestrian in NY 12 years ago before fleeing to Ecuador
March 13th, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – A New York man was sentenced after hiding in Ecuador for more than ten years, prosecutors said Friday.Jose Heras struck and killed Nemec in 1997, fleeing ... Read more...
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90-year-old loses licence for speeding, drunk driving
February 28th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 28 (IANS) A 90-year-old man lost his driving licence in Australia's Victoria state after he was clocked over-speeding and detected with double the alcohol limit, police said.
Police Saturday found the ... Read more...
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88 killed in accidents during Eid holiday in Yemen
December 14th, 2008 - 6:12 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Dec 14 (DPA) At least 88 people were killed and 582 others injured in traffic accidents in Yemen over the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, the police said Saturday.The traffic police said ... Read more...
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Young men biggest obstacle to curbing road accident in Australia
December 23rd, 2007 - 12:30 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, December 23 (ANI): Statistics suggest that young male drivers have been the biggest obstacle to reducing annual deaths caused in road accidents in Australia, despite years of public safety campaigns costing ... Read more...
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