In line with its commitment to prioritize safety and well-being, foodpanda organized a road safety awareness session for its passengers, which was conducted by the Sindh Traffic Police. The session was led by DSP Saeed Arain, and was followed by a speech by DIG Traffic Police Mr. Ahmed Yar Chohan. The training provided to the […]
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Road Safety Authority audible warning about seat belts
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána urge drivers and passengers to always wear a seat belt on every journey. The appeal comes as an analysis by the RSA of provisional Garda statistics from 2021 shows that 27% of drivers and passengers killed in road traffic collisions were not wearing seat belts at […]
The AP CM organizes a meeting of the Road Safety Council
Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a Road Safety Council meeting here at the camp office on Monday, giving a green signal to the Road Safety Fund and other key initiatives. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed officials to establish a driving school in each parliamentary constituency in partnership with the APSRTC, […]
7X Welfare organizes a road safety awareness campaign
The 7X Welfare Team in association with the Noida Traffic Police organized an awareness campaign during which people were sensitized on traffic rules and road safety at the intersection of Sector 21/ 25 on February 12, 2022. The 2020 NCRB report shows that about 1.31 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents. In […]
GHMC to undertake road safety audit in LB Nagar area, Hyderabad – Reuters
Express press service HYDERABAD: To verify the adequacy of all road infrastructure, pedestrian facilities and required safety measures, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is planning to conduct a road safety audit on existing trunk roads under the Program comprehensive road maintenance program (CRMP). Despite various measures taken by the civic body, road accidents occur […]
National Road Safety Authority to certify vulcanization activities – Acting Director
The National Road Safety Authority, NRSA, plans to regularize and certify the activities of vulcanizers in the country with the issuance of a license to practice to help improve their services to reduce accidents in the country. A 2021 operational audit conducted by the Authority found that many vulcanizers and tire technicians had little or […]
UNGA event highlights potential funding sources for road safety | News | SDG Knowledge Center
The United Nations General Assembly organized a one-day event in preparation for an upcoming high-level meeting on global road safety. Transport safety is a subject of SDG target 3.6 (by 2020, halve the number of deaths and injuries in road accidents worldwide) and SDG target 11.2 (by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and […]
Muslims in Tijjaniya: Making Road Safety a Religious Responsibility
Road safety Alhaji Khuzaima Mohammed Osman, executive secretary of Ghana’s Tijjaniya Muslim Movement, advised religious leaders to instill a road safety campaign as part of their responsibility. He said religious leaders should take road safety campaigns as a responsibility, as road accidents kill more people than riots. The number of lives lost to violence cannot […]
KMA Forms Road Safety Advisory Group As 577 Lives Lost In Road Crashes In Ashanti Region
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is forming a Road Safety Advisory Group, which will include a variety of actors in the fight against road accidents. Metropolitan Chief Executive Samuel Pyne said this was part of the Assembly’s efforts to improve security in Kumasi. “As the new mayor of the city, I promise my contradictory support for […]
A system at the service of road safety
In this opinion piece, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) Engineering for Road Safety leader and project manager for the Eastern Sanral region, covering KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, Jason lowe written on the agency’s Safe System model. As the December holiday season rolls around and traffic volumes peak, there is one thing […]
World Economic Forum Launches Tech-Driven Road Safety Project in India
The World Economic Forum has launched a Road Safety 2.0 program in India in collaboration with the Indian Central Government, Niti Aayog and the Union Ministry of Road Transport. The project aims to introduce the technology in all 4Es of road safety – education, engineering, application and emergency care. According to a 2018 Global Road […]
Indus Motor, IRF Road Safety Coalition Partner – Pakistan
KARACHI: Coordinated by the International Road Federation (IRF) and supported by the Total Energies Foundation, Indus Motor (IMC) and a group of leading private sector companies in Pakistan have partnered to use their combined knowledge and expertise to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries in the country. The founding members of this coalition, […]