Road Safety
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46,593 who died in road accidents in 2021 were not wearing helmets, says report
A total of 4,12,432 road accidents were reported in that year
Scroll Staff
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Cyrus Mistry car crash: Accused Anahita Pandole has a history of traffic violations, say police
They said that 19 challans had been issued to her between 2020 and 2022, of which 11 were for speed limit violations.
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Seat belts mandatory for all car passengers in Mumbai from November 1, say traffic police
A statement enforcing the use of rear seatbelts came after Cyrus Mistry, the former chairperson of Tata Sons, died in an accident last month.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Six airbags mandatory in eight-seater cars from October 2023
The government had planned to make it compulsory this year itself, but deferred the decision due to supply constraints.
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India asks Amazon to stop selling devices that disable car seat belt alarms
While the gadgets are not illegal, the government is looking to scale up road safety measures after Cyrus Mistry died in a car accident on Sunday.
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Fines for not wearing seat belt in car’s back seat, says Nitin Gadkari after Cyrus Mistry accident
A police investigation showed that the former Tata Sons chairperson, who died in a road accident on Sunday, was not wearing his seat belt in the rear.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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What research says about driving in the rain
Depending on which study you look at, you might get a different finding about driver behaviour during rainfall.
Nirajan Shiwakoti, The Conversation
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Don’t look up: Roadside safety messages increase crashes by distracting drivers
Research shows that displaying fatality messages does not result in safer driving and fewer crashes.
Jonathan Hall, The Conversation & Joshua Madsen, The Conversation
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How small changes in street design around schools can make Indian roads safer for children
Mumbai’s first ‘safe school zone’ has the potential to serve as a model for similar projects across the country.
Rohit Tak & Lekshmy Hirandas
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Helmets, safety harness to become mandatory for children under four riding pillion on motorcycles
The speed of such motorcycles needs to be under 40 kilometres per hour, the road transport ministry said.
Scroll Staff
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Why India’s data on road crash deaths is unreliable
The country banks solely on the police force for the data, ignoring other critical sources.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com & Gokulananda Nandan, IndiaSpend.com
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Starting April, all cars must have airbags for front passenger seat, says Centre
New models of all cars will have to follow this norm from April 1, while existing vehicles will be required to be sold with dual airbags from August 31.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver