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Pedestrian and cyclist accidents surge 25 percent across the Netherlands
2 weeks ago

Pedestrian and cyclist accidents surge 25 percent across the Netherlands

NL Times  

The number of traffic accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists and cars in the Netherlands has risen by 25 percent in recent years, according to data analyzed by RTL Nieuws. Over the past six years, 17 accidents involving cars and cyclists or pedestrians were recorded there, with nine resulting in injuries. Data from RTL Nieuws further reveals that accidents involving heavy …

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Joint inspection held to review Chandani Chowk FOB & metro project integration
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Joint inspection held to review Chandani Chowk FOB & metro project integration

Hindustan Times  

A joint inspection was held on Saturday by officials from the Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune Metro, and National Highways Authority of India to review the progress of the foot-overbridge and the proposed metro station at Chandani Chowk and the integration between the two projects. Discussions were held in light of the proposed metro extension from Vanaz to Chandani Chowk for …

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During jubilee year, pope will ask Catholics to embrace forgiveness, reconciliation
2 weeks, 5 days ago

During jubilee year, pope will ask Catholics to embrace forgiveness, reconciliation

NPR  

During jubilee year, pope will ask Catholics to embrace forgiveness, reconciliation A jubilee year is usually observed every quarter-century. ASMA KHALID, HOST: In Rome tomorrow, Pope Francis will open St. Peter's Basilica and launch the Catholic Church's Holy year of 2025. It's not just any new year, it's a Jubilee year, usually observed every quarter century, a time when the …

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Amazing moment pedestrian leaps into the air to avoid full impact when Ford Fiesta mounts pavement - before driver casually gets out of car and walks away
3 weeks ago

Amazing moment pedestrian leaps into the air to avoid full impact when Ford Fiesta mounts pavement - before driver casually gets out of car and walks away

Daily Mail  

This is the moment a pedestrian was flung into the air before being knocked to the ground by a car mounting the pavement. Mridhul Kombara, 35, was hit by a white Ford Fiesta when the vehicle suddenly veered onto the pavement, but avoided the full force of the impact after attempting to jump out of the way. Footage shows Mridhul, …

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Horrifying moment teenage schoolgirl is hit by car and thrown in the air -but amazingly escaped without serious injuries
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Horrifying moment teenage schoolgirl is hit by car and thrown in the air -but amazingly escaped without serious injuries

Daily Mail  

Shocking footage caught the moment a schoolgirl was hit by a car and thrown into the air - then miraculously escaped without serious injuries. Paramedics found the youngster to have escaped the crash without any serious injuries, but raced her to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital. Breathtaking footage shows the teenager crossing a street before she was catapulted into the air …

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Pedestrian signals get timers in Bengaluru
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pedestrian signals get timers in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Pedestrians in the city have often found it difficult to cross roads, especially busy junctions, despite the presence of pedestrian signals, as the green light glows only for a few seconds before the traffic starts moving. Now, just like timers for traffic signals, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has installed timers for pedestrian signals in some parts of the city. Last …

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Woman in her 60s is killed after car swerves off road and hits pedestrian before ploughing into house
1 month ago

Woman in her 60s is killed after car swerves off road and hits pedestrian before ploughing into house

Daily Mail  

A woman in her 60s has been killed after a car swerved off the road and hit her before ploughing into a house. The fatal crash took place in Ilford, east London yesterday afternoon with paramedics and fire engines in attendance as police were called to Eastern Avenue at around 4.10pm. Shocking images shows how the car crashed through a …

Tragic accident at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram claims the life of pedestrian
1 month ago

Tragic accident at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram claims the life of pedestrian

The Hindu  

After 52-year-old bank employee died on Friday after being caught between two moving buses near the crowded north bus stand at East Fort. The accident occurred around 1.45 p.m. on Friday at a busy traffic signal close to the entrance to the KSRTC bus depot, Fort police said. The crowded bus stand, used by both KSRTC and private bus operators, …

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Nanjing Eye Footbridge captures the heart at first sight
1 month ago

Nanjing Eye Footbridge captures the heart at first sight

China Daily  

The Nanjing Eye Footbridge Nanjing Eye Footbridge is the first landscape pedestrian bridge in Nanjing that spans the Yangtze Jiajiang River. The slight arch in the middle of the Nanjing Eye Footbridge perfectly matches the poetic charm of traditional Chinese bridges over flowing water in a village setting. Nanjing Eye Footbridge The design of the Nanjing Eye Footbridge fully embodies …

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Mob blocks Ludhiana aroad, ‘manhandles’ cop after bus crushes pedestrian
1 month, 1 week ago

Mob blocks Ludhiana aroad, ‘manhandles’ cop after bus crushes pedestrian

Hindustan Times  

High drama was witnessed at the Samrala Chowk on Saturday morning when a college bus hit a pedestrian, leaving him critically injured. The driver of the bus, Harmeet Singh, was arrested by the Moti Nagar police, and the vehicle was impounded. To prevent further escalation, a police officer present at the spot instructed another policeman to take the driver and …

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Mystery vandal 'with a grudge' destroys pedestrian crossing and leaves sinister note for the council
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mystery vandal 'with a grudge' destroys pedestrian crossing and leaves sinister note for the council

Daily Mail  

A vandal left a 'sinister' ransom note after destroying a pedestrian crossing, blaming a local council for an unknown decision made 12 years ago. The note left on the damaged crossing was spelled out in cut out letters from newspapers or magazines The was discovered surrounded by cut-up plastic, with the note left on a piece on the ground In …

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Kochi to turn pedestrian-friendly as Corporation joins hands with German agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kochi to turn pedestrian-friendly as Corporation joins hands with German agency

The Hindu  

Streets and roads in the city may turn pedestrian-friendly in another couple of years if the proposed ‘Walkable Kochi’ project being planned by the Kochi Corporation in association with GIZ, a German agency that works in India in areas including urban development, pans out as envisaged. This may involve works such as constructing new sidewalks, repairing existing ones, creating designated …

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US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians. In addition to the five-star ratings for crash tests, the agency will add four new technologies including pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, blind spot warning, and intervention if a …

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Grandma, 50, who hit a pedestrian and drove off at speed with the man still ­clinging to her car bonnet is jailed
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Grandma, 50, who hit a pedestrian and drove off at speed with the man still ­clinging to her car bonnet is jailed

Daily Mail  

A woman who hit a pedestrian and drove off at speed with the victim still clinging to her car bonnet has been jailed. Mark McIntyre tried to stop Karen Hayter, 50, fleeing an accident scene and told a jury he thought he was going to die as she continued to speed up. The jury at Dundee Sheriff Court heard how …

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A completely subjective ranking of Los Angeles neighborhoods by walkability
2 months ago

A completely subjective ranking of Los Angeles neighborhoods by walkability

LA Times  

Admit it, you’re here because you want to see how walkable your favorite L.A. neighborhood is. Elysian Park Notably home to two things: Dodger Stadium — itself so inaccessible on foot that there has been a years-long effort to build a gondola to ferry people there from Union Station — as well as the neighborhood’s namesake 600-acre park, which may …

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Security guards will patrol new boardwalk at £4billion pound London development to stop cyclists from riding on it
2 months ago

Security guards will patrol new boardwalk at £4billion pound London development to stop cyclists from riding on it

Daily Mail  

Security guards will patrol a boardwalk at a new multi-billion London development to stop cyclists from riding on it. The bright red Canada Water boardwalk in south London is part of a 53-acre development to deliver the capital's first new high street in a century. Security guards will patrol a new boardwalk at a new multi-billion London development to stop …

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Residents Demand Compensation from Illegal Land Dealers in Ameenpur
2 months, 1 week ago

Residents Demand Compensation from Illegal Land Dealers in Ameenpur

Deccan Chronicle  

Residents of Ameenpur met the HYDRAA commissioner to demand compensation from illegal sellers. The complainants claimed that some people had sold them properties on Survey No. 12, which is government land, by showing documents of Survey No. 6, which is private property. They demanded compensation and urged the agency to take up a full-length survey and ensure that the victims …

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City proposes city centre ban on cyclists to protect pedestrians - with fines for anyone who breaks the rule
2 months, 1 week ago

City proposes city centre ban on cyclists to protect pedestrians - with fines for anyone who breaks the rule

Daily Mail  

A city is proposing a blanket ban on cyclists in its centre in order to protect pedestrians - with fines for those who flout the rules. The review suggests adding cycling in pedestrian zones to the city's current public spaces protection order which gives police the power to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Birmingham City is proposing a blanket ban …

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70-year-old pedestrian killed after she’s hit by two cars in Koreatown
2 months, 1 week ago

70-year-old pedestrian killed after she’s hit by two cars in Koreatown

LA Times  

An overhead view of the intersection of 3rd Street and Virgil Avenue in Los Angeles, where a 70-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver. A traffic collision between an elderly driver and pedestrian in Koreatown turned deadly Tuesday when police say a second driver sped by and hit both of them, killing one. The initial collision occurred around …

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Pedestrian struck and killed by Metrolink train between Lancaster and Palmdale
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pedestrian struck and killed by Metrolink train between Lancaster and Palmdale

LA Times  

A pedestrian died Saturday night after being struck by a Metrolink train between the Lancaster and Palmdale stations. About 70 passengers were stranded on the train for more than 90 minutes during the initial phase of the investigation, and travel on the rail route between Lancaster and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles continued to be disrupted well into the …

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US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. government's road safety …

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A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A Rubberized Cybertruck Is Plowing Through European Pedestrian Safety Rules

Wired  

The European New Car Assessment Program has not yet measured, prodded, weighed, or smashed a Tesla Cybertruck—or checked whether pedestrians could survive a hit from this angular beast—but Elon Musk’s electric pickup truck might potentially score poorly on the tests anyway. “Based only on the car’s visual appearance, there are several aspects of this vehicle that look like they may …

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Baby boy dies after pregnant woman was critically injured in 'hit-and-run' at Lancashire pedestrian crossing: Six people are arrested
3 months, 1 week ago

Baby boy dies after pregnant woman was critically injured in 'hit-and-run' at Lancashire pedestrian crossing: Six people are arrested

Daily Mail  

A baby boy has died after a pregnant woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash. The woman in her 30s, was walking on a zebra crossing in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, at around 8pm on Sunday when she was struck by a car, police said. Pictured: Aerial photograph of Bamber Bridge A baby boy has died after a pregnant woman …

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Pedestrian deaths, SUVs: A proposed rule could finally change things.
3 months, 1 week ago

Pedestrian deaths, SUVs: A proposed rule could finally change things.

Slate  

The number of pedestrian deaths in the United States is skyrocketing. In September, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took a significant step toward addressing the crisis of killer cars, proposing a new federal rule that would require—not ask—carmakers to ensure that the front ends of their vehicles do not create excessive risk of pedestrian head injuries. Rather than directly …

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