Kozhikode: The city traffic police will observe ‘Road Safety Week’ from November 9 to 16 as part of its efforts to bring down the numbers of accidents. City Commissioner of Police S. Sreejith will inaugurate the programme at ...
Canberra,ACT,Australia - ATN -6 Nov 2009: ... Meeting today, the Australian Transport Council (ATC) , also used the meeting to appoint trucking magnate Lindsay Fox as a road safety ambassador to assist the National Road Safety Council . .. Fox will join three other ambassadors – former AFL star David Wirrpanda, Sunrise host Melissa Doyle and radio presenter Neil Mitchell... Ministers appointed...
Two blasts at my own excuse for a police 'service', Hampshire, today. First an incident when I was going shopping the other day, and saw a Talivan parked at the roadside. Nothing unusual there - we all know Grabby Gordoom needs the dough - but written on its side was 'Road Safety - Community Reassurance'. You what? 'Reassuring' us that the police have nothing better to do than skulk under trees just...
California announces regulations to pioneer pay-as-you-drive insurance policies that allow motorists to buy insurance based on the miles they drive. Per-mile pricing, using measuring devices like Mile Meters, are expected to incentivize consumers to optimize on their vehicle use. Such insurance is being seen as a means "to accurately tie insurance cost to accident risk, and to provide an incentive...
A new multi-agency strategy to target errant hauliers in a bid to reduce the number HGV related traffic accidents London,UK - HGV Ireland -November 5, 2009: . .. The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) , The Highways Agency , Transport Scotland and Traffic Wales have all signed up to the government backed Road Safety Action Plan and will combine on various initiatives to target rogue haulage...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala University union is planning to kick-start a road safety campaign involving nearly three lakh students in 189 colleges coming under it. The union will initiate the drive in association with a host of government, ...
I bet when you saw that title you though this would be a mildly humorous post on the cliché of wacky racer-esque driving abroad. Well not quite. The Travel Tart, a source for the interesting and quirky in this world saw specific instance of the Indonesian take on road safety ...
The Volta Regional Chairman of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), Mr. Elvis Gbesemate, has called on the management of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to open up offices in the districts, for easy access to such services by drivers and vehicle owners in the region.
A plan to expand a West Midland supermarket by demolishing a neighbouring ambulance station has been thwarted after councillors turned them down on road safety and noise grounds.
MARYPORT Junior School pupil Shaun Kurzyk, nine, designed a banner which will be displayed at the school gates to remind parents about bad driving and parking.
MARYPORT Junior School pupil Shaun Kurzyk, nine, designed a banner which will be displayed at the school gates to remind parents about bad driving and parking.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While speeding behind the wheel is a definite don’t, it’s full-speed ahead for GEICO and the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana with the DASHboard safety program. On Saturday, Nov. 7, more than 75 Girl Scouts ages 11 – 18 will gather at the Collision Center of America, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. for an interactive Road Safety program. Girls...
New research released by Lloyds TSB Insurance has revealed the serious impact of driving breaks on accident rates, as nearly 100,000 crashes caused last year were by drivers taking to the wheel after a long break from driving. Lloyds TSB Insurance commissioned road safety experts to test the roadworthiness of licensed motorists who had not driven for six months or more. The results revealed that these
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The Ministry of Transportation’s Ontario Road Safety Annual Report revealed that 4,059 individuals were convicted of impaired driving in 2005. It has also been found that in an average year between 1999-2006, impaired driving killed 1,212 persons and cost Canadians $1.90 billion in deaths, injury and property damage (Applied Research and Evaluation Services, 2009). What is alarming about these statistics