Why safe roads are good for the environment

With fuel and fluid leaks and automobile wreckages, accidents contribute immensely to pollution.

Piyush Tewari

· Dec 10, 2022 · 09:00 am

How traffic engineering could make India’s roads safer – for pedestrians and vehicles

Inclusive streets encourage more walking, cycling and public transport, which smoothens traffic flow and lowers carbon emissions.

Madhav Pai

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Dhawal Ashar

· Jul 13, 2022 · 11:30 am

Nearly 3,600 people died due to potholes in 2017, Uttar Pradesh tops list with 987 deaths: TOI

In contrast, terror activities in India killed 803 people in 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 15, 2018 · 10:18 am

Mermaid emerging from a pothole pond in Bengaluru gets mixed reactions from Twitter users

Artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy, with actor Sonu Gowda, turned one of the many potholes in the city’s Cubbon Park area into an attraction.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 13, 2017 · 07:09 pm

7 incidents in 2 years: Is Metro's tunnelling work causing Chennai roads to cave in?

After Sunday's sinkhole on Anna Salai, experts say tunnelling technology is safe. But doubts persist.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Apr 12, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Drivers with fake licences aren't the only reason India's roads are so deadly

In January, minister Nitin Gadkari said 30% of driving licences are bogus – reviving the call for an urgent overhaul of transport laws.

Amit Bhatt

· Feb 10, 2017 · 06:30 pm

The road transport bill hikes fines for drivers but fails to hold road builders accountable

The Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill, waiting to be passed by the Lok Sabha, proposes a 10-fold increase in fines.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 16, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Why getting data on road safety wrong is a much bigger deal than it sounds

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, just 5% accident deaths were of pedestrians. But a recent study shows the number is likely to be much higher.

Priyanka Vora

· Aug 06, 2016 · 05:30 pm

If humans evolved to survive car accidents, what would they look like? This video has an answer

A campaign for road safety undertaken by Australia's Transport Accident Commission.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 25, 2016 · 05:00 pm

Video: Well hello again, Mumbai potholes, good to see you're back with the monsoon

Citizens are fed up and the municipality, clueless. Art to the rescue?

Scroll Staff

· Jul 12, 2016 · 12:00 pm

Around 14,000 people killed in road accidents in May 2015

A report said 46,000 accidents were reported for that month, while March followed suit with 42,842 crashes.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 13, 2016 · 05:29 pm

Two charts show the Indian states with the most number of deadly highway stretches

The Union government has set aside Rs 11,000 crore for better infrastructure to reduce road fatalities.

Mayank Jain

· Jan 18, 2016 · 07:30 pm