How safe is our pedestrian? - on Chennai’s road traffic safety
5 years, 3 months ago

How safe is our pedestrian? - on Chennai’s road traffic safety

The Hindu  

In 2014, Chennai adopted a non-motorised transport policy to prioritise walking and cycling. In sharp contrast, 67% of all trips are made on foot, cycle, and public transport — and yet we lack basic facilities such as wide walkways, subways and pedestrian crossings. How to make our cities walkable - Regulate the number of cars and bikes getting on the road each year - Set strict norms to regulate their sales to ensure fewer vehicles on roads - Regularise parking zones - Create inclusive and safe public transport options for individuals with disability, the elderly, children and women - Design walkable neighbourhoods - Allocate pedestrian crossings, overhead bridges and subways - Encourage cycling On Anna Salai If we look at the Chennai Metro Rail Limited corridor on Anna Salai, on the approximately 7 km stretch from Gemini Circle to LIC-Anna Salai, apart from the station at Thousand Lights, there are barely any subways or designated pedestrian crossing zones. Our country accounts for about 2% of motor vehicles globally, yet it’s responsible for more than 11% of road traffic deaths. For example, although the national pedestrian fatality share is 13% of road accidents, cities like New Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata have pedestrian fatality shares greater than 40%.

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Over 4.5 lakh accidents occur in the country annually, says expert
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Over 4.5 lakh accidents occur in the country annually, says expert

The Hindu  

GITAM Deemed to be University hosted a road safety awareness programme here on Tuesday, highlighting the alarming statistics and preventive measures related to road accidents. Dr. K. Anil Kumar, Coordinator of the KGH Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot Project, and Dr. Mohan Maharaj, Head of Emergency and Critical Care at Medicover Hospitals, delivered a session aimed at sensitising students about road …

The human toll of reckless driving
2 weeks, 3 days ago

The human toll of reckless driving

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: For any developed city in the world, the first priority in terms of mobility infrastructure planning are always pedestrians, followed by cyclists, public transport and then private vehicles. “But what they do not realise is that a family is broken if their inexperienced underage drivers kill someone.” Dikshit Rajput, 27: Days of losing his elder brother to an accident, …

Ways to make our roads accident free
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Ways to make our roads accident free

Hindustan Times  

The tragic incident in Bengaluru, where a container truck lost balance and fell atop a car, crushing it and killing its occupants highlight three reasons why India has among the most unsafe roads in the world. The second is the complete flouting of rules by most commercial traffic — trucks ply on roads they are not meant to ply on, …

Horrific Bengaluru accident that killed CEO, his family in Volvo sparks debate on road safety
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Horrific Bengaluru accident that killed CEO, his family in Volvo sparks debate on road safety

Hindustan Times  

A devastating road accident near Bengaluru that claimed the lives of six members of a family on Saturday has sparked a debate on whether cars made to be safe are effective on unsafe roads. Raging debate on social media {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The accident has sparked a conversation on social media about road safety, with many users pointing out …

Horrific Bengaluru accident that killed CEO, his family in Volvo sparks debate on road safety
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Horrific Bengaluru accident that killed CEO, his family in Volvo sparks debate on road safety

Hindustan Times  

A devastating road accident near Bengaluru that claimed the lives of six members of a family on Saturday has sparked a debate on whether cars made to be safe are effective on unsafe roads. Raging debate on social media The accident has sparked a conversation on social media about road safety, with many users pointing out that even the safest …

60% of road accident deaths in 18-34 age group: Gadkari
4 weeks ago

60% of road accident deaths in 18-34 age group: Gadkari

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as 1.78 lakh people are killed in road accidents annually in the country and 60 per cent of the victims are in the age group of 18-34 years, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. "One unfortunate fact is that of the 1.78 lakh people dying in road accidents, 60 …

Gadkari admits to a surge in road accident cases in the country despite his commitment to curb them
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Gadkari admits to a surge in road accident cases in the country despite his commitment to curb them

New Indian Express  

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday admitted that there is a surge in road accidents in the country. When I go to attend international conferences where there is a discussion on road accidents, I tried to hide my face," Gadkari said during a discussion on road safety in the Lok Sabha. Gadkari disclosed that road accidents claim 1.78 lakh lives …

Heavy transport vehicles involved in almost one fatal accident every two days in Delhi
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Heavy transport vehicles involved in almost one fatal accident every two days in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Trucks are allowed into the Capital between 11pm and 7am. Heavy transport vehicles, such as trucks, trailers and containers, have been involved in almost one fatal road accident every other day till November this year, according to Delhi Traffic Police data. Hot spots Roads falling under the Nangloi, Samaypur Badli, Narela, Sarita Vihar and Shalimar Bagh traffic circles …

People neither have respect nor fear of law: Gadkari in LS on deaths in road accidents
1 month ago

People neither have respect nor fear of law: Gadkari in LS on deaths in road accidents

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that despite the government's continuous efforts to reduce deaths in road accidents, the casualties have been on the rise as people neither have respect nor fear of the law. The minister said there are four factors which can help reduce road accidents--road engineering, automobile engineering, enforcement of law and education …

10 things about India’s road safety figures as Gadkari flags 172,000 deaths in 2023
1 month, 1 week ago

10 things about India’s road safety figures as Gadkari flags 172,000 deaths in 2023

Firstpost  

India saw a spike in the number of road accidents and fatalities in 2023 as compared to the previous year. Addressing an event on Road safety in Uttar Pradesh’s capital city Lucknow, Gadkari, on Saturday shared more shocking numbers related to accidents in India in 2023 10 things about India’s road safety figures 1 - Of the total road accident …

Road accidents, fatalities, double in Bengaluru in four years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Road accidents, fatalities, double in Bengaluru in four years

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: “The number of road accidents and deaths due to them has doubled in four years in Bengaluru. One of the major causes for road accidents is over-speeding,” said Additional Director General of Police and Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety KV Sharath Chandra. Sharath Chandra said Bengaluru tops Karnataka with the highest number of road accidents, injuries and fatalities, …

Mridul Bhasin: “There’s an urgent need to address road safety in India”
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mridul Bhasin: “There’s an urgent need to address road safety in India”

Hindustan Times  

Can we begin with Durva Bhasin, your daughter, in whose memory you have dedicated the NGO, Muskaan? Muskaan Foundation for Road Safety started three days later. Durva Bhasin I remember your statement that a once-in-20-years disaster like a flood receives more attention than road safety, which kills a significant number of people each year. Several factors contribute to this crisis, …

Mint Primer: What makes Indian roads the deadliest?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mint Primer: What makes Indian roads the deadliest?

Live Mint  

A road accident in Dehradun early on Tuesday last week killed six and left one critically injured. In 2022, road accidents killed nearly 170,000 people in India, while 423,158 were injured. India accounts for nearly 14% of global deaths due to road accidents. Over-speeding and careless driving, like in the Dehradun case, accounted for over 87% of the road crashes …

'Safety must get highest priority while constructing roads': Nitin Gadkari on rising road accidents
2 months ago

'Safety must get highest priority while constructing roads': Nitin Gadkari on rising road accidents

India TV News  

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday drew attention to the rising number of road accidents and consequent deaths, and stressed on giving safety the highest priority while constructing pathways in the country. Gadkari said if anyone dies in an accident due to road engineering fault in the future, then he will be guilty for it. …

Traffic Awareness Drive Launched in Gautam Budh Nagar: Focuses on Education and Enforcement
2 months, 1 week ago

Traffic Awareness Drive Launched in Gautam Budh Nagar: Focuses on Education and Enforcement

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar police have launched a month-long traffic awareness drive to raise public awareness on road safety and reduce road accidents. The campaign focuses on traffic awareness, enforcement of regulations, and community involvement through traffic volunteers and traffic angels. The drive aims to ensure strict enforcement of traffic rules while educating the public on road safety. The program …

Pedestrians Most Vulnerable to Road Accidents in 2023: Delhi Police Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Pedestrians Most Vulnerable to Road Accidents in 2023: Delhi Police Report

Hindustan Times  

Pedestrians remain the most vulnerable group in road crashes in Delhi, accounting for 43% of the victims, followed by two-wheelers at 38%. The number of deaths in road crashes decreased by 0.55% from 1,264 in 2022 to 1,257 in 2023, but there has been an increase in the number of prosecutions from 4,38,052 in 2022 to 6,39,097 in 2023.

Road Safety Crisis: A Call for Urgent Action
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Road Safety Crisis: A Call for Urgent Action

Times of India  

Road safety in India is a pressing issue with over 1.7 lakh lives lost in 2023. The lack of sustained public awareness and enforcement of road safety practices has contributed to this crisis. The government must act now to restore public safety messaging to its former prominence and implement a comprehensive road safety campaign. This campaign should focus on life-saving …

Lack of audits, financial leakages threaten road safety
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lack of audits, financial leakages threaten road safety

New Indian Express  

In a surprisingly candid admission at a business conclave, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said India witnesses more than 1.5 lakh deaths every year in 5 lakh road accidents, which also injure 3 lakh people. Gadkari was echoing IIT Delhi’s recently released road safety report that points out accidents are now the 13th leading cause of death …

53 accidents, 19 deaths every hour: Nitin Gadkari reveals how treacherous Indian roads are
3 months, 4 weeks ago

53 accidents, 19 deaths every hour: Nitin Gadkari reveals how treacherous Indian roads are

Firstpost  

Union Minister for Road Transportation and Highways, Nitin Gadkari admitted that his department is working on faulty road constructions and signage Union Minister for Road Transportation and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, requested all stakeholders to concentrate on reducing accidents. Nearly 19 people die of accidents every hour in India, said Union Minister for Road Transportation and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, amid reports …

On the challenges to road safety in India | Explained
4 months ago

On the challenges to road safety in India | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The “India Status Report on Road Safety 2024,” prepared by the TRIP Centre at IIT Delhi, not only highlights India’s slow progress toward meeting international goals of reducing road accident fatalities, but also emphasises the organic connection between road construction, mobility, and the need for a differentiated approach to mitigate road accidents. This report analyses road …

Road crashes are biggest cause of deaths due to unintentional injuries in India: report
4 months ago

Road crashes are biggest cause of deaths due to unintentional injuries in India: report

The Hindu  

Road crashes are the biggest cause of deaths due to unintentional injuries in India, accounting for more than 43 per cent of such fatalities, with over-speeding being the leading reason, according to a new report. The three-day conference is being hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, George Institute for Global Health in collaboration with the All India Institute …

BBMP redeveloping junctions in Bengaluru prioritising pedestrian safety
5 months ago

BBMP redeveloping junctions in Bengaluru prioritising pedestrian safety

The Hindu  

Bengaluru’s civic body has taken up a project to revamp 75 traffic junctions to improve pedestrian safety and ensure smooth flow of traffic. B. S. Prahlad, Chief Engineer, BBMP, said, “Revamping prominent junctions to include pedestrian safety elements will not only improve pedestrian safety, but also streamline traffic flow and reduce congestion.” For instance, the intervention at Balekundri Circle has …

Rising concerns about safety on National Highways in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rising concerns about safety on National Highways in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district

The Hindu  

Going by the observations of the police officials and records at the hospitals, the safety of road travellers has turned out to be a major cause of concern. National Highways such as Putalapattu-Naidupeta, Chittoor-Bengaluru, and Chittoor-Gudiyattam in Chittoor district, considered the gateway to the southern States and which draws a colossal fleet of vehicles from across the country, have experienced …

​Crash course: On the health of transport vehicles in India
5 months, 4 weeks ago

​Crash course: On the health of transport vehicles in India

The Hindu  

On July 10, in Uttar Pradesh, a private double-decker bus collided with a milk tanker, killing 18 people. Should the State government’s inquiry bear these details out, they will highlight the importance of the multidimensional nature of road safety, which banks on road and highway design, presence of roadside businesses, speed and access control, and visibility, among other factors, to …

Chennai witnessing an increase in pedestrian fatalities, says study
7 months, 1 week ago

Chennai witnessing an increase in pedestrian fatalities, says study

The Hindu  

Chennai has seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities, despite efforts to reduce the number of accidents, according to a study conducted by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. The proportion of pedestrian fatalities rose from 11% in 2019 to 43% in 2023, as reported in the Road Accidents Reports and the Road Accident Analysis in Tamil Nadu, 2023, the …

How to fix walkability hurdles in Bengaluru?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How to fix walkability hurdles in Bengaluru?

The Hindu  

Should a 77% increase in pedestrian deaths in Bengaluru city from 2021 to 2023 be surprising at all, when our footpaths are so notoriously un-walkable, edging out everyone to stray onto the dangerous roads? Research by the World Resources Institute Ross Center and the Global Road Safety Facility has shown that the most effective way to prevent traffic deaths is …

Wrong-side driving steers road fatalities
8 months, 1 week ago

Wrong-side driving steers road fatalities

Hindustan Times  

On July 11 last year, a private bus cruised confidently down the wrong side of the Meerut Expressway. The Delhi traffic police said most such cases have been reported from Gokulpuri, Shahdara, Khajuri, Dwarka, Vasant Kunj, Kalyanpuri, Kamla Market, Paharganj, Preet Vihar and Badarpur, adding that apart from these areas, e-rickshaws near most Metro stations also drive down the wrong …

Study sheds light on fatalities at pedestrian crossings across Tamil Nadu
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Study sheds light on fatalities at pedestrian crossings across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Road users, including pedestrians, passengers and drivers are unsurprisingly exposed to accidents during their commute. The unknowns in pedestrian action, road category, number of lanes, light conditions, weather conditions, traffic movement, and driver’s licence type were removed to improve the model’s performance. Harikrishna Rangam, a researcher, says, “According to the Indian practice, a fatal crash is when a road user …

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky

Hindustan Times  

Tarun Kumar wanted to save time. The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit collaborated with Central Road Research Institute to conduct a biannual roadside observations and monitor compliance for important road safety risk factors in Delhi in 2022 and found that clasped helmet use was very low in Delhi. Another bane: Cellphones The ever-growing trend of people using cellphones while …

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fatal choices that make commute in Delhi risky

Hindustan Times  

Tarun Kumar wanted to save time. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “The traffic police’s enforcement is very strict, besides the awareness drives held by its road safety education cell. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit collaborated with Central Road Research Institute to conduct a biannual roadside observations and monitor compliance for important road safety risk factors …

Follow traffic rules not to avoid penalty but to save lives, ADGP Alok Kumar tells people
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Follow traffic rules not to avoid penalty but to save lives, ADGP Alok Kumar tells people

The Hindu  

Pointing to the a considerable number of people being killed in the road accidents, Additional Director General of Police Alok Kumar said that major accidents could be avoided by taking simple precautions and road safety measures. In Kalaburagi alone, 129 people in Kalaburagi city and 340 people in Kalaburagi district were killed in road accidents in the last year. Following …

Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan: Why is the Initiative Important & How the Govt Plans to Improve Road Safety?
11 months ago

Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan: Why is the Initiative Important & How the Govt Plans to Improve Road Safety?

News 18  

The ‘Sadak Suraksha Abhiyaan’, a public service awareness campaign, launched to raise awareness around road safety and reduce the number of preventable accidents is back for its second season. During the lauch of the campaign, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasised helping people who have been in a road accident saying “if we don’t help others, no one will help us.” …

Road safety trials on at busy Attibele Junction which connects Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Road safety trials on at busy Attibele Junction which connects Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to make Bengaluru roads safe for all, an NGO in partnership with the National Highways Authority of India and Karnataka Police on Wednesday launched a temporary, low-cost intervention to test out road safety strategies at Attibele Junction. Tactical Urbanism trials are temporary, quick and relatively low-cost interventions that assist in testing out urban design, transportation planning and …

Fewer overall accidents, but more deaths along Nilgiris roads in 2023
1 year ago

Fewer overall accidents, but more deaths along Nilgiris roads in 2023

The Hindu  

The total number of fatal accidents in the Nilgiris has increased by a whopping 51 per cent in 2023, as per records made available to The Hindu by the District Crime Records Bureau. Activists say the increase could indicate that road widening along the district’s major highways is leading to more serious accidents and consequently, more fatalities among road users. …

Road fatalities have decreased on Hyderabad-Vijayapura highway: Study
1 year ago

Road fatalities have decreased on Hyderabad-Vijayapura highway: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The rate of road crash deaths on the 118-km Hyderabad-Bijapur corridor has come down by around 38 percent, according to a study “Road Safety Good Practices in India”, conducted by the SaveLIFE foundation, in coordination with World Bank and the Union ministry of road transport and highways. Interventions across the four Es of road safety — engineering, enforcement, emergency …

MoRTH Aims to Halve Road Accidents and Casualties by 2030: Gadkari
1 year ago

MoRTH Aims to Halve Road Accidents and Casualties by 2030: Gadkari

News 18  

The government aims to halve the number of road accidents and resultant deaths by 2030, revising its earlier target of achieving the same in 2024, with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday saying that despite best efforts he has not got the desired results on reducing accidents. Earlier in September 2022, the road transport and highways minister had called upon …

Reckless driving claims more lives than murders: NCRB data
1 year, 1 month ago

Reckless driving claims more lives than murders: NCRB data

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Reckless driving is the number one killer on the roads with the number of people killed in road accidents being nearly one and half times of those murdered across the country. Motorists driving at high speeds do not realise the dangers of losing control of their vehicles,” said SP Singh, a traffic expert and former member of National Road …

Steering road safety in India back onto the right lane
1 year, 1 month ago

Steering road safety in India back onto the right lane

The Hindu  

India’s roads are a paradox. In this context, India has some of the greatest opportunities to build a strong road safety management framework, with strong helmet producers, car manufacturers, big tech and large road investments. Each year, a staggering 3,00,000 people are estimated to be killed on the road in India, according to the United Nations World Health Organization. Road …

India Saw 19 Accident Deaths Every Hr in 2022; Over 70% on Straight Roads, in Sunny Weather - News18
1 year, 2 months ago

India Saw 19 Accident Deaths Every Hr in 2022; Over 70% on Straight Roads, in Sunny Weather - News18

News 18  

More than 70 per cent road accident deaths in India during the last year took place on straight roads and under sunny weather. However, the report shows that around three-fourth of the accident fatalities took place under sunny and clear weather — 1.19 lakh of the total 1.68 lakh accident deaths. Further, of the total 1.68 lakh accident deaths, 1.12 …

Nearly 1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: Road Ministry report
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: Road Ministry report

The Hindu  

A total of 4,61,312 road accidents occurred in 2022, which claimed 1,68,491 lives, while 4,43,366 people were injured, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The report titled 'Road accidents in India — 2022' said this marks an 11.9% year-on-year rise in accidents and a 9.4% increase in fatalities. As per the report, …

Rate of fatality in road accidents declines marginally in Chennai city limits
1 year, 2 months ago

Rate of fatality in road accidents declines marginally in Chennai city limits

The Hindu  

The rate of fatality in road accidents has declined marginally in the Chennai city limits so far this year, compared with the previous year. Disciplined regulation R. Sudhakar, Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, said, “The Greater Chennai Traffic Police is working continuously to reduce road accidents, and the fatalities due to road accidents. First, the hotspots, the places where accidents …

20% rise in road accidents due to non-compliance of traffic rules: Nitin Gadkari
1 year, 2 months ago

20% rise in road accidents due to non-compliance of traffic rules: Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that there has been a 20 per cent increase in road accidents in the country due to the non-compliance of traffic rules. '3.5 lakh people lose their hands, leg in road accidents' The Union Minister emphasised the need for people to adhere to traffic rules while driving. 'Government is working on making …

Accidents claim 110 pedestrians in Coimbatore city roads in 17 months
1 year, 3 months ago

Accidents claim 110 pedestrians in Coimbatore city roads in 17 months

The Hindu  

A total of 110 pedestrians died in road traffic accidents in Coimbatore city in 17 months, according to the police. While 72 pedestrians lost their lives on city roads in 2022, a total of 38 pedestrians died in accidents till May this year. M. Rajarajan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said the police had introduced pelican signal system on Dr. Nanjappa …

Why walkers and riders formed 50% of road fatalities in last 6 months
1 year, 3 months ago

Why walkers and riders formed 50% of road fatalities in last 6 months

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Farheen Rizvi, 20, left her home in Malvani, Malad, at around 7:30 am on September 15 and headed for Malvani bus depot to catch a bus to Patkar College in Goregaon. There are three major causes of road accidents threatening pedestrians – poor pedestrian-safe infrastructure, lack of road etiquette among motorists and undisciplined pedestrians themselves,” said Ajay Govale, vice …

Pedestrian negligence, reckless driving leading to accidents on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road
1 year, 3 months ago

Pedestrian negligence, reckless driving leading to accidents on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road

The Hindu  

Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road, a prominent thoroughfare notorious for traffic congestion in the city, serves as the vital link connecting over 500 IT companies on the stretch. Recent findings by the traffic police have pinpointed no fewer than 26 locations along this route, referred to as “accident black spots”, where the highest number of accidents have been recorded. At another …

Speeding and lack of pedestrian facilities make expressway to KIA a deadly stretch in Bengaluru
1 year, 3 months ago

Speeding and lack of pedestrian facilities make expressway to KIA a deadly stretch in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

It was around 1.50 a.m. of July 3 when N. Suresh, 40, a police constable with the Devanahalli station, who was on night rounds on the elevated expressway to Kempegowda International Airport, saw an SUV parked in the middle of the road after it had met with an accident. “Most of the accidents on this stretch occur during night and …

We should take a holistic look at transportation safety
1 year, 4 months ago

We should take a holistic look at transportation safety

Live Mint  

Recently, a meme was circulating on WhatsApp about a hullabaloo over the death of five rich individuals who went deep into the ocean to view the ruins of the Titanic. In India, transportation safety is a significant issue across its various sub-sectors: i.e., roadways, railways, airways and waterways. In India, there are dedicated national-level regulatory bodies that typically provide safety …

Hyderabad | The city of cars has no space for pedestrians
1 year, 5 months ago

Hyderabad | The city of cars has no space for pedestrians

The Hindu  

Malavika’s life changed 12 years ago when her husband had died of a heart attack. 31 new pelican signals under the Safe City Project, 71 signboards at pedestrian islands, marking of zebra crossings/stop lines in coordination with GHMC, banners outside all the 56 metro stations asking pedestrians to use foot-over bridges, the traffic authority said it will strive to make …

Why are Indian highways so unsafe? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 6 months ago

Why are Indian highways so unsafe? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The recent bus accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway that left 25 people dead after the bus hit an iron pole and caught fire, has once again thrown the spotlight on road accidents in India. In 2021, India saw over 4 lakh road accidents that killed over 1.5 lakh people. One media report states on the Samruddhi Expressway alone, 616 …

Road accidents are on the rise on Bengaluru streets; overspeeding, lack of awareness and infrastructure gaps blamed
1 year, 6 months ago

Road accidents are on the rise on Bengaluru streets; overspeeding, lack of awareness and infrastructure gaps blamed

The Hindu  

An analysis of accidents on the city roads over the past three years — 2020, 2021, and 2022 — shows that the number of accidents in 2022 has risen by 120, compared to 2020, even as the number of fatalities has shot up by 115 during the same period. Srihari said the accident analysis report did not dwell on the …

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