AJL To Study Increasing Accidents Involving BRTS Buses

Ahmedabad: A year into operations, the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) would now conduct a detailed safety audit of its BRTS corridor.

Road traffic injuries and fatalities are major social, economic, health and development problem. Therefore, there is a continuing need to place road safety high on global, regional and national agenda and enhance coordination at global, regional and national level while planning and implementing measures for improving road safety.

IN a move to bring down the rate of accidents by effectively utilising the funds allocated to each district for road safety, the transport commissioner

Strategy 2020 sets the long-term strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 2008-2020.

A Bill to provide for the establishment of the National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board for the purpose of orderly development, regulation, promotion and optimisation of modern and effective road safety and traffic management system and practices in relation to the national highways and improved safety standards in highway design, construction, operation and regulate high standards in

Mumbai: Two-wheelers, like autorickshaws, should be banned in the city, the Bombay high court suggested on Thursday.

The court came up with the suggestion while dismissing two public interest petitions against the ban on two-wheelers on the JJ flyover.

A division bench of justice JN Patel and justice SC Dharmadhikari felt that it would be better if citizens started riding bicycles.

Pune The traffic police department will implement traffic and parking changes in Shivajinagar and Swargate area with immediate effect.

Nagesh Prabhu

The Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project-1 (KSHIP-1), which was executed between 2001 and 2007, with a World Bank loan of $447 million, has reduced road accidents on national highways.

Even as residents of Quepem are fighting against operating of mining transport via Quepem town, a scooterist had a lucky escape from dashing against an overloaded mining truck, which lost control at the speed breaker near Tilamol Church.

The State Government has indicated that it is very serious about curbing accidents happening in the areas having concentration of mining traffic and stringent measures are in the offing.

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