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New Biosensor in Seatbelts Tracks Driver Stress and Health Levels
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University have developed a groundbreaking biosensor integrated into seatbelts. This innovative device monitors vital signs such as heart rate and respiration without direct skin contact, ensuring reliable performance even in moving vehicles and aircraft.
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Safety Failures Cited In Bangladesh Fires As Death Rate Climbs To 45
Bangladesh firefighters said Friday that glaring safety lapses were responsible for a Dhaka restaurant blaze that killed 45 people, with more deaths likely among those rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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Four Advantages of Your Motorcycle Mirrors and How You Can Make Full Use of Them
One of the most vital things you need to install on your motorcycle is mirrors. With properly positioned mirrors, you would be able to drive around safely.
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By 2025, Elderly in South Korea May Have to Take VR-Based Driving Ability Test
South Korean police are initiating research and development for a VR-based driving test for those aged 65 and above after a major chunk of accidents were reported with elderly people behind the wheel.
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HumSafer App Aims To Build A Skilled Drivers' Community To Prevent Road Accidents
HumSafer app is building a community of professional drivers who will be rated for their driving skills and they can further use their ratings for seeking employment with their prospective employers.
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Malaysia Mulls Introducing Motorcycle Safety Assessment Programme
The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research is looking to introduce Malaysia Motorcycle Assessment Program which will enable star ratings for various motorcycles, based on criteria set by the government.
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IIT Madras, Rajasthan Government Tie Up To Implement Data-Driven Road Safety Approach
The objective of this agreement is to enhance road safety measures, increase the survivability of road accident victims and reduce its occurrence rate in Rajasthan.
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Awareness Campaign To Reduce Highway Fatalities Gets Government Support
The UNDP campaign will focus on prevention of both human and animal mortality on Highways.
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45% People Killed Due To Road Accidents In 2018 In Delhi Were Pedestrians: Data
The fatality rate has increased by 6.69 per cent though there has been a total decline in road accidents by 2.36 per cent.
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Global NCAP To Launch 'Stop The Crash' Initiative In India Soon
Apart from four wheelers, NCAP is also pushing for ABS or anti lock brakes to become compulsory for all two wheelers in the country. New two wheelers sold in India greatly outnumber the number of cars sold in the country and safer two wheelers can greatly reduce the number of accidents and fatalities on Indian roads.
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Saudi Minister Gives This Reason In Praise Of Women Drivers
Saudi Arabia's lifting of a much criticised ban on women drivers will reduce the number of car crashes in a country with one of the world's worst traffic-related death rates, its interior minister said on Thursday
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Third Party Vehicle Insurance To Become Costlier
The Indian government will soon discontinue the upper limit cap on third party liability of insurance companies in cases of road accidents, injuries or death. Also, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has sent a proposal to the government for hiking the premium for third party insurance by 50 per cent for all vehicle segments...
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Guns Are Now Killing As Many People As Cars In The US
For the first time in more than 60 years, firearms and automobiles are killing Americans at an identical rate, according to new mortality data released this month by the CDC. In 2014, the age-adjusted death rate for both firearms (including homicides, suicides and accidental deaths) and motor vehicle events (car crashes, collisions between cars and...
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PM Narendra Modi Speaks on Road Accidents, Social Issues; Avoids Politics
Concerned over the high rate of casualties in accidents, the government will soon bring a Road Transport and Safety Bill and launch cashless treatment for mishap victims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in his monthly radio programme while avoiding any mention of politics or the logjam in Parliament.
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Number of Children Killed in Road Accidents Rising
SaveLIFE Foundation, an organization focused on improving road safety, said according to figures revealed under the Right to Information (RTI), the number of children killed in road accidents in Delhi went up from 145 in 2013 to 167 in 2014.
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New Biosensor in Seatbelts Tracks Driver Stress and Health Levels
Researchers from the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University have developed a groundbreaking biosensor integrated into seatbelts. This innovative device monitors vital signs such as heart rate and respiration without direct skin contact, ensuring reliable performance even in moving vehicles and aircraft.
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Safety Failures Cited In Bangladesh Fires As Death Rate Climbs To 45
Bangladesh firefighters said Friday that glaring safety lapses were responsible for a Dhaka restaurant blaze that killed 45 people, with more deaths likely among those rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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Four Advantages of Your Motorcycle Mirrors and How You Can Make Full Use of Them
One of the most vital things you need to install on your motorcycle is mirrors. With properly positioned mirrors, you would be able to drive around safely.
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By 2025, Elderly in South Korea May Have to Take VR-Based Driving Ability Test
South Korean police are initiating research and development for a VR-based driving test for those aged 65 and above after a major chunk of accidents were reported with elderly people behind the wheel.
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HumSafer App Aims To Build A Skilled Drivers' Community To Prevent Road Accidents
HumSafer app is building a community of professional drivers who will be rated for their driving skills and they can further use their ratings for seeking employment with their prospective employers.
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Malaysia Mulls Introducing Motorcycle Safety Assessment Programme
The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research is looking to introduce Malaysia Motorcycle Assessment Program which will enable star ratings for various motorcycles, based on criteria set by the government.
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IIT Madras, Rajasthan Government Tie Up To Implement Data-Driven Road Safety Approach
The objective of this agreement is to enhance road safety measures, increase the survivability of road accident victims and reduce its occurrence rate in Rajasthan.
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Awareness Campaign To Reduce Highway Fatalities Gets Government Support
The UNDP campaign will focus on prevention of both human and animal mortality on Highways.
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45% People Killed Due To Road Accidents In 2018 In Delhi Were Pedestrians: Data
The fatality rate has increased by 6.69 per cent though there has been a total decline in road accidents by 2.36 per cent.
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Global NCAP To Launch 'Stop The Crash' Initiative In India Soon
Apart from four wheelers, NCAP is also pushing for ABS or anti lock brakes to become compulsory for all two wheelers in the country. New two wheelers sold in India greatly outnumber the number of cars sold in the country and safer two wheelers can greatly reduce the number of accidents and fatalities on Indian roads.
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Saudi Minister Gives This Reason In Praise Of Women Drivers
Saudi Arabia's lifting of a much criticised ban on women drivers will reduce the number of car crashes in a country with one of the world's worst traffic-related death rates, its interior minister said on Thursday
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Third Party Vehicle Insurance To Become Costlier
The Indian government will soon discontinue the upper limit cap on third party liability of insurance companies in cases of road accidents, injuries or death. Also, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has sent a proposal to the government for hiking the premium for third party insurance by 50 per cent for all vehicle segments...
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Guns Are Now Killing As Many People As Cars In The US
For the first time in more than 60 years, firearms and automobiles are killing Americans at an identical rate, according to new mortality data released this month by the CDC. In 2014, the age-adjusted death rate for both firearms (including homicides, suicides and accidental deaths) and motor vehicle events (car crashes, collisions between cars and...
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PM Narendra Modi Speaks on Road Accidents, Social Issues; Avoids Politics
Concerned over the high rate of casualties in accidents, the government will soon bring a Road Transport and Safety Bill and launch cashless treatment for mishap victims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in his monthly radio programme while avoiding any mention of politics or the logjam in Parliament.
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Number of Children Killed in Road Accidents Rising
SaveLIFE Foundation, an organization focused on improving road safety, said according to figures revealed under the Right to Information (RTI), the number of children killed in road accidents in Delhi went up from 145 in 2013 to 167 in 2014.
