Road Safety
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Russia lists transgender people among those unfit to drive
World | Jan 14, 2015, 09:12 AM ISTMoscow: Russians expressed their confusion on Tuesday about new road safety regulations barring transsexuals, transvestites and others with sexual “disorders” from driving, ostensibly for medical reasons.The new regulations have been criticised by rights activists, who
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Parents disregard child road safety guidelines
Lifestyle | Jan 08, 2015, 07:00 AM ISTNew York: Using a rear-facing car seat until a child is two years old reduces risk of serious injury but close to one-quarter of parents in the US turn the seat around before their child
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Maharashtra govt to formulate road safety policy: Fadnavis
National | Jan 06, 2015, 06:58 AM ISTThane (Maha): With a view to reduce the alarming number of road accidents in Maharashtra, the state government will formulate a road safety policy, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced here Monday. “It has been observed
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CCTV cameras to be installed at most traffic signals: Gadkari
India | Nov 05, 2014, 03:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that the government plans to install CCTV surveillance cameras at most of the traffic signals in the country to improve road
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Bihar to introduce road safety in high school syllabus
India | Apr 29, 2013, 02:17 PM ISTPatna, Apr 29: After introducing road safety in the syllabus of middle schools, the Bihar government has decided to include the subject in the syllabus of high schools also from the 2014 academic session, a