Page 6 - Road Safety

Drivers' smartphones could be used for road safety, says UK study

Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending "crowdsourced" data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are neede

Delhi govt inked MoU with Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance road safety

The Delhi government, in a bid to enhance road safety in the national capital, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bloomberg Philanthropies

India must invest $109 bn in 10 yrs to halve road fatalities: World Bank

The bank said such an investment will bring economic benefits equivalent annually to 3.7 per cent of the GDP.

Ola takes on Uber with its safety pitch as it drives operations to London

Safety is high on its mind and Ola is bringing in an AI enabled safety feature, 'Guardian'

'Dead assets' in govt delaying work will be shown exit door, says Gadkari

"Those non-productive, non-performing, dead assets in the Government ... should be shown the exit door. There should not be any hesitation", the minister said

Automating road safety

Too much attention has been given to traffic violation fines but not on tech-based measures. The real reform on the roads will be brought about by preventive measures using new technology

Inside Haryana's gender sensitisation programme for bus conductors

All these initiatives will remain on paper until women feel "safe" to venture out of their homes

Motor vehicle law amendment: Know all fines on various traffic violations

Here's a list of penalties traffic rules violators may have to pay under Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill - 2019

Road safety: No helmet, no petrol for bikers in Noida from June 1

The district administration warned legal action, including suspension of driving license for not wearing helmet and arrest if riders without helmet misbehave with staff at filling stations

Deaths due to potholes probably more than those killed on border: SC

The bench sought a response from the Centre on the report filed by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety

Third party insurance for two, four-wheelers should be mandatory: SC

The apex court asked the IRDA to take a decision on the issue on or before September 1

Now you can drive your car at 70 kmph on city roads as govt revises norms

Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari cleared the proposal for capping the speed limit for all types of vehicles

Uber, transport ministry join hands to encourage road safety awareness

The ministry and Uber will jointly be preparing the learning materials which will be shared and utilised by over 200 driving schools

Govt to make rear view sensors mandatory in all cars soon

Government is planning to make audio warnings also mandatory in vehicles