Workshop on road safety held in Pune
A one day workshop was organised in Pune by the All India Federation of Motor Vehicle Department (AIFMVDTOA) and Executive Officers Association of Maharashtra Motor […]
Tag: Road safety
Road Safety Week 2012 held all over the country
As is being done since several years throughout the country, Road Safety Week was observed throughout the country by different government and non-governmental organisations. While […]
Mobiles As The On Vehicle Monitoring Stations
A smartphone based project for road safety and traffic management, backed by the Government of Italy and the European Commission, is being developed in Italy. Using M2M – the Mobile to Mobility service, the road users will not only be able to provide information on road conditions to a central database, they will be able to monitor and control the situations as well.
‘SAFERBRAIN’ – A European Union Project
While many states and municipalities in India are still debating the pros and cons of various angles and policies on traffic management and road safety, the Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Pune has already begun taking long strides in these fields. Its ITS implementation based on the C-DAC applications has already been written about. Now, it is the Road Safety Audit of Pimpri-Chinchwad’s Bhakti-Shakti Junction that is the news of the day. TrafficInfraTech brings you an exclusive report.
Attempting A Road Revolution in Rajasthan
Establishing the Road Safety Council, reconditioning of old buses for connectivity in rural areas and opening of two driving institutes for providing good drivers are […]
Strengthening Systems, Sensitising States and Setting up Training Schools
He wants transparency in the working of his ministry and is known to often question sharply the company managements on the gap in the amount quoted and the actual cost incurred on road projects. He is often said to have chided them with questions like, “Don’t you have engineers to prepare the report before it comes to us for approval? If yes, how do they go wrong on the cost?” He doesn’t like speaking with the media as he feels his work must speak – the work of building 20km of roads a day becoming a reality, the work of improving the toll system, the work of trying to stop the parallel movement of money in the corridors of his ministry for clearance of projects. C P Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, is busy putting his ministry on the right track. He answered questions from Vidyottama Sharma on transport, traffic, transparency, and many other issues…
Speed Bumps/Speed Breakers SW-PB-425*75
Madhav Safety Works Pvt Ltd has added a new product – 75mm high plastic speed bump (SW-PB-425*75 ) to its existing range of road safety […]
Women less distracted while driving
A survey of 1,000 drivers by Santander, a car insurance firm in the UK, has found that men are twice prone to be distracted while […]
Renewable Energy Sources
The Green Column from Marlec Engineering Co., UK is an alterative energy source which runs on wind and solar energy. In road transportation, the Green […]
Reflectors
Pioneer Plastic Moulders Pvt Ltd, a leading manufacturer and exporter for plastic and rubber moulded traffic safety products, makes reflectors that are skillfully designed to […]