Mumbai-Pune tragedy could have been averted: IRF
May 29th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The death of over 25 people on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway could have been avoided if a key traffic rule had been followed, the International Road ... Read more...
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UAE to host international road workshop
March 25th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host an international symposium in April to highlight social, health and economic impact of road accidents.The symposium will be ... Read more...
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Tax exemption sought for road safety
March 5th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The International Road Federation (IRF) has asked the government to encourage private effort at promoting road safety by giving tax benefits to companies and ... Read more...
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Talking while driving? Beware of huge fines and jail (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) If you use a mobile or iPad while driving, beware. You will have to cough up Rs.500 as penalty. And if the offence is repeated, ... Read more...
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Road accidents cost India $20 bn every year
February 19th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International Road Federation (IRF), which ... Read more...
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Delhi roads much safer now: Police
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Despite slow development of infrastructure and archaic laws, the Delhi Traffic Police Tuesday said it had managed to make the roads of the capital much ... Read more...
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Traffic police offers to train DTC drivers
October 5th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Delhi Police have offered to train Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) drivers and update them about traffic regulations in a bid to minimise fatal accidents, an ... Read more...
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Hike fines for traffic violations, say police
October 4th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Fines for traffic violations need to be hiked "many times" to deter motorists from violating rules, Delhi Traffic Police chief Satyendra Garg said Tuesday."Non revision ... Read more...
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More research needed on bus rapid transit system: Experts
July 18th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), considered a high-quality transit system, needs to be re-looked at and more research done before creating these corridors in ... Read more...
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200 officials trained to make roads, highways safer
June 19th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi June 19 (IANS) Around 200 officials from various government departments are all set to make the country's roads and highways safer and driver-friendly, the NGO that trained them ... Read more...
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UN road safety campaign launched in India (Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A plan to stabilise and then reduce road traffic fatalities globally by 2020 was launched in India along with 100 countries Wednesday. According to the ... Read more...
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UN road safety plan launched in India
May 11th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A plan to stabilise and then reduce road traffic fatalities globally by 2020 was launched in India along with 100 countries Wednesday.Developed with the support ... Read more...
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Two more test driving tracks in Bangalore soon
November 26th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Karnataka government will soon build two more electronic driving tracks in Bangalore for skill tests and issuing licenses to ensure safe driving, a senior official said ... Read more...
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Delhi to host global road safety meet
October 25th, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) With India accounting for about 10 percent of the 13 million deaths in road accidents around the world every year, around 400 road safety experts from over ... Read more...
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Courses launched for road safety auditors
July 5th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The International Road Federation (IRF) will conduct two certificate courses in July for road safety auditors to curb road accidents in India, an official of the Geneva ... Read more...
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BRT has had fewer fatal accidents: Expert
October 23rd, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in Delhi, which has been blamed for adversely affecting the flow of traffic, is a model road project aimed to ... Read more...
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Global meet to discuss means to reduce fatal accidents
October 18th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) With India accounting for 10 percent of the global road accident deaths annually, experts from across the world will meet in the national capital to discuss means ... Read more...
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India to use Facebook, Twitter to curb road accidents (Second Lead)
September 28th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and even blogs will be made use of by the Indian government to spread the message of safe driving, transport ... Read more...
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India to use Facebook, Twitter to reduce road accidents (Lead)
September 28th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will be made use of by the Indian government to spread the message of safe driving, transport officials said ... Read more...
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India to use Facebook, Twitter to reduce fatal accidents
September 28th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and International Road Federation (IRF) are planning to use social networking websites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to help ... Read more...
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Indias roads now officially deadliest in the world
October 11th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
London , Oct 11 (ANI): With 130,000 deaths last year, India tops in the number of people killed in road accidents, surpassing China s 90,000. And, most of these deaths occurred ... Read more...
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