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A study by France?s National Council for Road Safety (CNSR) has found that the number of fatal accidents on the roads in France decreased by 15% in the first half of 2013 compared with the same period last year. CNSR has attributed the drop in fatalities due the introduction of new speed cameras on the country?s roads. The number of ...

Delhi Metro Corporation (DMRC) is all set to issue a ? 350 cr contract to Bombardier Transportation India Ltd for providing a train control and signalling system for the 58.4km Line Seven or inner ring road line of the Delhi Metro. Line Seven, which will be built in two phases, will be a driverless, unattended signalling system, the first such ...

In a move to encourage the general public to lend a helping hand to accident victims, a government panel has suggested that eyewitnesses to road accidents, be spared by the police from testifying and should be not be subjected to extensive questioning. A recent survey across seven cities carried out by an NGO revealed about 88% respondents felt they would ...

The Punjab Police has introduced new GPS-enabled patrol vehicles equipped with vehicle registration search devices in a bid to arrest rising incidences of chain snatching and carjacking by criminals on motorcycles. About 1014 such vehicles manned by over 4,000 police personnel have been introduced as part of a night policing scheme (NPS). The GPS tracker, an automatic vehicle locator (AVL), ...

Japanese automaker Nissan is all set to install 100 DC quick EV (electric vehicle) chargers at LEAF certified dealers across the US. The quick chargers are expected to be operational by 2014. The new EV charging units will use the CHAdeMO standard, and will be capable of charging in around 30 minutes vehicles that have depleted 80% of their charge. ...

The University of Leicester, England, in collaboration with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina is conducting research into latest brain and eye monitoring technologies to reduce number of road accidents. The system combines two recent technology advancements, high-speed eye tracking, which records eye movements in detail with the help of infra-red cameras, and high-density electroencephalograph (EEG) technology, which precisely ...

The Maharashtra government has approved the construction of the underground 33.5km long Metro Line 3 in Mumbai. The project, estimated to cost ? 23,136 crore, will be run on a standard gauge track. The construction is expected to begin this year and get completed by 2019. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) will be the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for ...

The Delhi Metro Corporation (DMRC) has taken over operations of the 22.7km-long Delhi Airport Metro service from Reliance Infra. It has formed an operations and maintenance team of 100 officials to manage the service. Emergency situations will be handled by a seven-member core team of senior officials. DMRC will also open two feedback-cum-suggestion counters at two metro stations to invite ...

The Central government has decided not to charge toll on incomplete highways. As per the new policy being formulated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concessionaires won?t be allowed to charge toll unless the highway is fully constructed. The earlier policy of giving a ?provisionally complete? rating for a highway which was 75% complete has been abandoned. Also, ...

The Delhi Metro Corporation (DMRC) will install a Centralized Data Management System for gathering data generated during construction of the 53km-long underground corridors of Phase III which involves construction of 74 tunnels. The centralised system will be a tool for data acquisition, visualisation and reporting. It will lower risk during construction by providing information on the progress of the construction ...