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Tawang enters Guinness Book for unique road safety awareness drive

Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district entered the Guinness Book of World Records on Sunday as over 2,000 helmets were arranged for a formation, creating the phrase 'Jai Hind', to highlight the importance of road safety. A total of 2,350 helmets were used to form the phrase at the Gyalwa Tsangyang Gyatso high-altitude stadium in the border district. Chief Minister Pema Khandu blew the whistle to start the proceedings of the helmet formation. By 8 am, it was complete with Khandu leading a group of participants to create the formation. The event, titled 'Lakshya', aiming to create awareness on road safety by making the world record was organised by Amazing Namaste Foundation in collaboration with the state government. Khandu received the certificate of confirmation from the Guinness Book of World Records representative Swapnil Dangorikar. "People, especially youths riding bikes, tend to drive faster and faster on good roads. It has been found that speeding is the major cause of acciden

UN chief calls for making roads safe, reduce traffic deaths by half by 2030

One of the best ways to remember and honor the victims is by doing our part to make roads safer around the world

Now, two-wheeler riders in Puducherry must compulsorily wear helmets

The Puducherry government has announced that motorists riding two-wheelers and travelling pillion should both compulsorily wear helmets as the Union Territory has seen a rise in fatal road accidents in recent past. Transport Commissioner A S Sivakumar said a notification has been issued making it compulsory for two-wheeler riders to put on helmet. In a press release on Saturday, he said those riding two-wheelers without wearing helmets and those sitting pillion without using helmets would be levied a fine of Rs 1,000 each for first time violations. The driving licences of defaulters would also be suspended for three months. Besides not wearing helmets, those found to be using mobile phones while riding the vehicles would also face penal action. It may be mentioned that helmet wearing has not been compulsory in Puducherry till now. Sivakumar said road accidents have been on the rise in Puducherry. He said 3,410 accidents occurred on the roads in the UT between 2019 and 2021. The ..

Efforts on to improve road engineering, auto manufacturing: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that efforts are being made to improve road engineering, automobile manufacturing and emergency services, and cooperation of all stakeholders is necessary to improve road safety. The government is also planning to conduct road safety audit in order to improve the quality of roads and reduce accidents, the minister of road transport and highways said. Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of AIMA National Management Convention, the minister also termed the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry earlier this month as "very unfortunate" and shocking. On road safety, he said, the education and cooperation of people is very important and various initiatives through campaigns and advertisements are being taken to improve safety of people on the road. "....road safety is the highest agenda for all of us," Gadkari said. The minister also said that on September 28 he will kick off a trial project involving Toyota's new car that wil

Uber asks its India drivers to ensure rear seatbelts in their cars work

A source with direct knowledge also said Uber was conducting checks at airports to ensure its drivers were complying with seatbelt norms

Nitin Gadkari asks auto makers to be quality centric, not cost centric

Amid renewed public debate over road safety after the tragic death of Cyrus Mistry, Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked automobile manufacturers to be quality centric and not cost centric. Speaking at the 62nd annual session of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), he said automobile manufacturers must adopt new technology to reduce costs, provide more comfort to customers, reduce imports and increase exports. "I tell my friends in the automobile sector that you should be quality centric, not cost centric. because choices of people are changing," said Gadkari, who is known for his frank views. Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in a road accident on September 4 after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Referring to the vehicle scrappage policy, Gadkari said transport and steel ministries will again urge the finance ministry to considering reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST). "Yesterda

Road Safety World Series 2022, NZL vs RSAL: Live streaming, where to watch?

Road Safety World Series 2022 will witness its fourth match today as New Zealand Legends will play against South Africa Legends. Read this detailed report to know everything about the match

Statsguru: Cyrus Mistry's death triggers debate on road safety in India

A Business Standard analysis found that the share of deaths related to overspeeding went up from 34.2% in 2014 to 55.9% in 2021

WHO releases global guidelines to boost helmet use, curb pedestrian deaths

The World Health Organisation has come up with two guidelines for policymakers on helmet use and pedestrian safety to help curb the global scourge of road traffic deaths and injuries. The guidelines, co-written by experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), on the use of helmets for riders of powered two and three-wheelers and on pedestrian safety, include new evidence and case studies. According to top officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO), road traffic crashes kill over 1.3 million people every year more than two every minute with nine in 10 deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among children and young people aged between 5 and 29 years, WHO officials stated. "These new manuals are crucial tools to help policymakers build the safe mobility systems we need to halve deaths from crashes by 2030," said Dr Nhan Tran, Head of Safety and Mobility at WHO. "With poor infrastructure, ...

Road Safety World Series 2022: Ticket price and how to book tickets?

Road Safety World Series starts today. As India get ready to defend their trophy, this report will look at ticket price, online booking, previous performance and points table

Road Safety World Series 2022: Live streaming, telecast and where to watch

Road Safety World Series 2022: India Legends will play South Africa Legends in the inaugural match of RSWS 2022. Read this detailed report on live streaming, telecast and where to watch the matches

Seat belt alert needed for rear seats too in 4-wheelers: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stressed on the importance of passengers in the rear seat wearing seatbelt while travelling in four-wheelers.

After Cyrus Mistry death, auto dealers to run 'Buckle Up India' campaign

FADA represents over 15,000 automobile dealers having 26,500 dealerships across India

How can India make its cars safer and save lives?

Cyrus Mistry's death has triggered a debate around road safety. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the govt will enforce the rule that all travelers in a car, even on the rear seat, wear a seatbelt

Road safety scrutiny: Amazon takes down seatbelt alarm blockers in India

Gadkari had said he was concerned as people were buying clips from Amazon to evade wearing seatbelts

Amazon told to remove seatbelt alarm blockers in road safety push: Gadkari

Though the sale of the metal clips is not illegal, such devices and broader road safety issues have come under closer scrutiny after Cyrus Mistry recently died in a car crash

Tighter seat belt rules work better for rider safety than alarm: Carmakers

Intention is noble but won't help if passengers decide to ignore it, they say

Unsafe at any speed: Safety rules need to be tightened

The car industry's resistance to safety features in all cars irrespective of size is indefensible

Road ministry standardises process for issuing international driving permit

Under the Convention on International Road Traffic of 1949 (Geneva Convention), India is required to issue IDP for the acceptance of the same in other countries

Gadkari seeks Amitabh Bachchan's support for Centre's road safety mission

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, called on megastar Amitabh Bachchan at the latter's residence in Mumbai and sought his support for the National Road Safety Mission