Instances of drunk driving are increasing in India. Earlier this year, the Delhi Traffic Police released a report revealing that 12,468 individuals were charged with drunk driving in the first half of the year, compared to 9,837 cases last year. According to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, driving a vehicle with a blood alcohol level … Read more
Signal cycle optimisation, strengthening of traffic engineering wing and developing an application to facilitate smooth passage for ambulances through traffic were among the top priorities highlighted by Telangana Director General of Police Jitender during a coordination meeting on Friday. The meeting was attended by Commissioners of Hyderabad and Cyberabad along with senior traffic officials. … Read more
NHAI officials along with local residents inspecting the traffic situation on the Tiruchi-Karur National Highway passing through Thiruparaithurai near Tiruchi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The road safety consultant of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon study the prevailing traffic situation at Thiruparaithurai on Tiruchi-Karur National Highway in the wake … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday decided to introduce a vehicle scrappage policy and allowed the policy draft, which has been formulated in sync with the Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernisation Programme of the Government of India. The move is aimed at encouraging the scrapping of … Read more
New Delhi: The government has initiated a process to bring helmets under mandatory BIS regime as part of efforts to reduce fatal injuries involving two-wheelers, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry said on Saturday. Once the process is completed only BIS-certified helmets for two-wheeler riders would be manufactured and sold in India. “Ministry of Road … Read more