Road Safety & Rules News and Events

Daily Liberal
Coulton's Catch-Up | A look into communities attitudes to road safety
Daily Liberal
The start of a national survey of Community Attitudes to Road Safety will for the first time ask questions on drug-impaired driving and sharing the road with heavy vehicles. It is the 24th iteration of the Federal Government's survey, which dates back ...

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News-Medical.net
Humor limits effectiveness of road safety advertisements, study shows
News-Medical.net
Alana Hawkins, from QUT's Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), is speaking on the challenges of delivering effective road safety advertising at the Australasian Road Safety Conference today (Thursday October 12) in Perth.
Lost in translation: When humor kills the messageGears Of Biz

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Leinster Leader
Road safety warnings issued as Kildare prepares for Hurricane Ophelia
Leinster Leader
The Road Safety Authority is advising people to take extreme care on the roads tomorrow as Hurricane Ophelia makes landfall on the Atlantic seaboard. A Status Orange wind warning has been issued for Kildare, which means that mean wind speeds ...

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WOWT
Heartland Boy Scouts get crash course in road safety - WOWT.com
WOWT
Learning the rules of the road, local Boy Scouts quickly found out about all the responsibilities that come with driving.

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MY PG NOW
ICBC survey shows road safety a concern for motorists, pedestrians
MY PG NOW
In preparation, ICBC, government, and police are launching a pedestrian safety campaign across the province. “It's a reminder to those out on the road to make sure they are well-equipped,” explains ICBC Spokesperson Doug MacDonald. “They're not only ...

Road safety experts frustrated after spate of deaths on New Zealand roads
New Zealand Herald
As families hit the roads this weekend for the last day of the school holidays, road safety experts are frustrated improvements over the years haven't lowered the country's horrific road toll. Fifteen people died during the school holidays, bringing ...

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Workshop on road safety
The Hindu
After inaugurating the workshop, D. Roopa, Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Commissioner, Traffic and Road Safety, called upon students to follow road traffic rules in action and not just on record. She also asked students to come up with an app ...
Don't spare contractors and officials for deaths due to potholes: DIG RoopaAsianet Newsable (satire) (blog)

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Workshop on road safety
The Hindu
After inaugurating the workshop, D. Roopa, Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Commissioner, Traffic and Road Safety, called upon students to follow road traffic rules in action and not just on record. She also asked students to come up with an app ...

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City launches new road safety technology for cyclists, drivers on O'Connor Street
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The city has spent $40,000 on a new pilot project aimed at helping cyclists and drivers stay safe along O'Connor Street. Nine posts will light up as cyclists approach the Waverly Street and O'Connor intersection, and Safer Roads Ottawa co-ordinator Rob ...

Kitco News
Gold Momentum To Hold as Inflation Goes AWOL - ICBC's Tom Kendall
Kitco News
“The biggest threat to our benign [gold] outlook would be more aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve,” wrote Tom Kendall, precious metals strategist for ICBC Standard Bank, in a report Friday. “However, with uncertainty about the composition of ...

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Jamaica Gleaner
Road Safety Council saddened by 6-yo boy's death, makes appeal to motorists and parents
Jamaica Gleaner
The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is appealing to motorists and parents to play their part in ensuring children are safe on the roads. The NRSC has expressed regret at the death on Monday, of six-year-old Oneil Williams as he crossed the road ...

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Times Colonist
Steve Wallace: How best to fix bad driver behaviour?
Times Colonist
Fred wanted to know why it costs so much more to fix vehicles these days than in the not-too-distant past. He questions the validity of some of the quotes from autobody shops acting as valet service centres or ICBC-approved agents. Most people are ...

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Australasian Transport News
Heavy vehicles to feature in road safety survey
Australasian Transport News
Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester announced the commencement of the national survey of Community Attitudes to Road Safety 2017 today. It will be the first time the survey will address questions on sharing the road with heavy ...

Times of Oman
Bank Sohar conducts road safety awareness events for schools
Times of Oman
Muscat: As part of its on-going initiatives under 'Sohar Al Atta' CSR programme, Bank Sohar recently conducted live demonstrations of its RakizWaSouq road safety campaign at the Ajyal Al Huda Private School in Azaiba and Al Sadiqqa bint Al Saddiq ...

shropshirestar.com
Calls for survey to look at Market Drayton road safety
shropshirestar.com
Councillor Steve Glover said: "This road has been discussed numerous times over the last 15 years by the road safety group. "A traffic survey needs to be done and also the speed of traffic using the road should be monitored using a speed gun. "Also if ...

NBC Montana
Drivers warned about road safety as weather worsens
NBC Montana
MISSOULA,Mont. - With winter around the corner, many mountain passes are going to be filling up with snow. Drivers are preparing for the snow dump, while truck drivers are warning everyone to be safe out there. Having driven big rigs 10-plus years ...

Ammon Road safety concerns
LocalNews8.com
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Drivers need to keep in mind that we share the roads with cyclists and pedestrians. Two local women want to bring awareness to the safety conditions of Ammon Road. "The problem is, you have people that drive ...

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My Comox Valley Now
ICBC Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign
My Comox Valley Now
Statistics from ICBC show that 43% of all crashes that injure pedestrians happen between October and January. Spokesperson Colleen Woodger says there are a lot of factors that can affect the safety of pedestrians on the roads. “Definitely distracted ...
Rain and darkness can be a deadly combinationSaanich News

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London Free Press
Road safety: Four-day blitz by London police racks up scores of charges
London Free Press
The four-day crackdown was part of Operation Impact, a national campaign to improve road safety in Canada. Police laid 24 aggressive driving charges, 10 distracted driving charges, six impaired driving charges, six charges for seat belt infractions and ...

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The National
AI road safety system set for junctions in Dubai after agreement signed
The National
AI road safety system set for junctions in Dubai after agreement signed. Artificial intelligence system of roadside scanners searching for speeding and swerving drivers to be used at Dubai Tram junctions ...