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Guest Column: Let’s buckle up! A critical imperative for Indian roads
3 months, 1 week ago

Guest Column: Let’s buckle up! A critical imperative for Indian roads

Hindustan Times  

Seat belts are often perceived as an inconvenience rather than the life-saving tool they are by a majority of drivers and passengers in India. Seat belts provide crucial protection, as tragically evidenced by accidents like the recent July 2024 Delhi-Mumbai Expressway crash, which claimed two lives, or the fatal Mahendergarh school bus accident in April 2024 in which six students …

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What we know about Dolphins star Tyreek Hill's altercation with police
4 months ago

What we know about Dolphins star Tyreek Hill's altercation with police

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was pulled from his sports car by Miami-Dade County police officers outside Hard Rock Stadium during a traffic stop before the team’s game on Sunday, triggering a national debate on whether the treatment was justified. Here’s what we know AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on Miami Dolphins player Tyreek …

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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 …

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Stopped for not wearing seat belt, trio assaults Chandigarh cop
1 year, 2 months ago

Stopped for not wearing seat belt, trio assaults Chandigarh cop

Hindustan Times  

Police have booked three car occupants for assaulting a police constable after being stopped for not wearing a seat belt near fish market in Shastri Nagar, Manimajra, past Monday midnight. The accused proceeded to misbehave with the naka in-charge and when constable Sandeep intervened, they thrashed him, before fleeing in their car. In his complaint, ASI Hushinder Singh reported that …

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Urgent review ordered into NSW bus safety after fatal Hunter Valley crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Urgent review ordered into NSW bus safety after fatal Hunter Valley crash

ABC  

This month's catastrophic bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley has sparked an urgent review of bus and coach safety regulation in the state. Key points: The bus safety audit will look at seat belt use, driver training and fatigue Transport Minister Jo Haylen says passengers expect safety The NSW premier and opposition leaders paid tribute in parliament On June …

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Vaibhavi Upadhyaya's fiancé Jay Gandhi claims they were wearing seat belts during accident: ‘We were not speeding’
1 year, 7 months ago

Vaibhavi Upadhyaya's fiancé Jay Gandhi claims they were wearing seat belts during accident: ‘We were not speeding’

Hindustan Times  

The fiancé of late actor Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, Jay Gandhi, said on Friday that they were wearing seat belts when the accident occurred. Vaibhavi's funeral The late actor was best known as Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai's Jasmine. The show's producer JD Majethia had mentioned to the paparazzi at the funeral that she was not wearing a seat belt and later, a news …

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Vaibhavi Upadhyaya wasn't wearing seat belt, cop reveals during investigation: ‘Sustained a head injury’
1 year, 7 months ago

Vaibhavi Upadhyaya wasn't wearing seat belt, cop reveals during investigation: ‘Sustained a head injury’

Hindustan Times  

Actor Vaibhavi Upadhayaya died in a road accident on May 22 in Himachal Pradesh. Amid this, India Today quoted SP Kullu Sakshi Varma saying that Vaibhavi tried to get out of her car and succumbed to injuries she had in the process. "Vaibhavi tried to get out of the vehicle through the window and sustained a head injury which proved …

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Govt takes action against online sale of car seat belt alarm stopper clips
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt takes action against online sale of car seat belt alarm stopper clips

Hindustan Times  

The govt has taken action against the top five e-commerce platforms for selling car seat belt alarm stopper clips, citing violations of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} “The issue of the sale of car seat belt alarm stopper clips came to the notice of CCPA by the Department of Consumer Affairs through the letter of the Ministry of …

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Busted, Fined For Not Wearing Seat Belt
1 year, 11 months ago

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Busted, Fined For Not Wearing Seat Belt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined by police on Friday for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. The Lancashire Police force said it had looked into video “circulating on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a …

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UK leader Rishi Sunak fined for failing to wear seat belt
1 year, 11 months ago

UK leader Rishi Sunak fined for failing to wear seat belt

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined by police on Friday for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. The Lancashire Police force said it had looked into video “circulating on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in …

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Not wearing seat belt claimed 16,397 lives in road accidents in 2021: MoRTH
2 years ago

Not wearing seat belt claimed 16,397 lives in road accidents in 2021: MoRTH

The Hindu  

A total of 16,397 persons were killed in road accidents in 2021 due to not wearing seat belts, of which 8,438 were drivers and the remaining 7,959 were passengers, according to a report by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The report titled 'Road accidents in India – 2021' further said a total of 46,593 persons were killed in …

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Odell Beckham Jr. did NOT deserve to be booted from his flight in Miami, his attorney claims
2 years, 1 month ago

Odell Beckham Jr. did NOT deserve to be booted from his flight in Miami, his attorney claims

Daily Mail  

His attorneys says Beckham did nothing wrong, and instead the victim of an 'overzealous' flight attendant odell beckham jr did not deserve to be kicked off a Los Angeles-bound flight from Miami on Sunday morning, but was instead the victim of an 'overzealous flight attendant' who 'wanted to prove' his authority, according to the NFL free agent's attorney. Odell Beckham …

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Odell Beckham Jr 'kicked off a plane in Miami' and was 'in and out of consciousness'
2 years, 1 month ago

Odell Beckham Jr 'kicked off a plane in Miami' and was 'in and out of consciousness'

Daily Mail  

odell beckham jr was kicked off a plane in Miami that was bound for Los Angeles on Sunday after a police were called on a medical emergency where he was reportedly 'drifting in and out of consciousness'. Odell Beckham Jr was kicked off a plane that was set to leave Miami for Los Angeles on Sunday morning after police were …

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Mumbai: Seat Belts Mandatory for Every Passenger in Cars from Nov 1, 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai: Seat Belts Mandatory for Every Passenger in Cars from Nov 1, 2022

News 18  

All the occupants in a car will need to wear seat belts from November 1, 2022 in Mumbai. The official notification further read that the carrying passengers without seat belt in cars would be punishable under relevant sections of the motor vehicle act. “All motor vehicle drivers and all commuters in vehicles, whoever travels on the road of Mumbai City …

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Seat belts compulsory for all passengers in cars in Mumbai from tomorrow: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Seat belts compulsory for all passengers in cars in Mumbai from tomorrow: Report

Hindustan Times  

From tomorrow, all passengers travelling in a car in Mumbai must wear seat belts. The Mumbai Police earlier this month had notified making it compulsory for all passengers seated in the car to wear seat belts from November 1, 2022. Not just Mumbai, even the Delhi Traffic Police carried out a campaign to create awareness among commuters to wear rear …

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Rear seat passengers in cars and SUVs too have to wear seat belts, or risk ₹1,000 penalty in Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Rear seat passengers in cars and SUVs too have to wear seat belts, or risk ₹1,000 penalty in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Director General and Inspector General of Police Praveen Sood on Tuesday directed all commissionerates and traffic department heads and superintendents of police of all the districts to enforce compulsory wearing of seat belt for all the passengers of motor vehicles with not more than eight seats, with an enhanced fine of ₹1,000. Quoting a recent order of the Union …

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Passenger entitled to claim insurance even if not wearing seat belt
2 years, 4 months ago

Passenger entitled to claim insurance even if not wearing seat belt

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: The ill-fated Mercedes GLC 220d 4MATIC car that met with an accident killing former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend Jahangir Pandol was insured by Future Generali General Insurance Company. Non-compliance of seat belt laws may not result in getting lower compensation from motor accident claims tribunals, chiefs of non-life insurance companies said. While an insurer can …

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Fine for No Seat Belt on Rear Seat, Says Gadkari; Rues Mistry’s Death that ‘Taught New Lesson’
2 years, 4 months ago

Fine for No Seat Belt on Rear Seat, Says Gadkari; Rues Mistry’s Death that ‘Taught New Lesson’

News 18  

Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said road safety was the “highest agenda” for the country as he answered questions surrounding the tragic death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry in a car accident near Mumbai. The minister said Mistry was a “close friend” and the incident was a new lesson in how road safety was viewed in …

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Cyrus Mistry accident: How wearing seat belts in cars could save lives
2 years, 4 months ago

Cyrus Mistry accident: How wearing seat belts in cars could save lives

Op India  

On Sunday, the former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry, died in a tragic road accident near Palghar in Maharashtra. A total of 4 people were there in the vehicle; two, including Cyrus Mistry, died: Palghar Police pic.twitter.com/7sE8PgPUno — ANI September 4, 2022 Given that Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole were wearing seat belts, the frontal airbags opened in time …

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Cyrus Mistry was not wearing seat belt; car covered 20km in 9 minutes: Police
2 years, 4 months ago

Cyrus Mistry was not wearing seat belt; car covered 20km in 9 minutes: Police

Hindustan Times  

A preliminary police probe found that the luxury car in which former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was travelling, which hit a divider killing Mistry and Jahangir Pandole, was overspeeding and both of them sitting in the rear seats were not wearing seat belts. After crossing the Charoti check post in Palghar, the car covered 20km in just 9 minutes. …

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United States: Kia/Hyundai seat belt pretensioners under investigation
2 years, 4 months ago

United States: Kia/Hyundai seat belt pretensioners under investigation

Hindustan Times  

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation has opened a query into seat belt pretensioners on certain 2020-2022 Kia/Hyundai vehicles, saying that they may rupture or explode. Hyundai and Kia have issued five separate recalls from October 2021 to April of this year concerning pretensioner ruptures. In all three incidents, the driver-side seat belt pretensioner deployed abnormally, …

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Why people object to laws that save lives
4 years, 4 months ago

Why people object to laws that save lives

BBC  

Why people object to laws that save lives Alamy Some people have a visceral reaction to being told what to do by the authorities even when it could potentially save their lives Wearing a seat belt or a face mask can help to save lives, so why do some people still refuse to put them on and even protest against …

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Thought I'd lost my hands: Air India plane crash survivor recounts final moments before crash
4 years, 4 months ago

Thought I'd lost my hands: Air India plane crash survivor recounts final moments before crash

India Today  

A survivor from the Air India Express plane crash spoke with India Today TV about the final moments before the aircraft crashed in Kozhikode, Kerala on August 7. I thought I had lost my hands," said Ashiq Perumbal, recalling how the events unfolded right before the Air India plane crashed. Ashiq Perumbal, his brother and a friend were among the …

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Locals in Bihar's Muzzafarpur confront policeman for not wearing seat belt, demand imposition of fine as per amended Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Locals in Bihar's Muzzafarpur confront policeman for not wearing seat belt, demand imposition of fine as per amended Motor Vehicles Act

Firstpost  

On Friday, scores of people confronted policemen for not fastening their seat belts while sitting on the front seats of the vehicle. Muzzafarpur: Days after the implementation of the newly amended Motor Vehicle Act, locals in Muzzafarpur seemed to have started taking safety measures seriously. On Friday, scores of people confronted policemen for not fastening their seat belts while sitting …

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