Volvo: Road safety inequality needs to be addressed

February 25, 2020 Last week, we explored the emerging idea that the Vision Zero approach to ending roadway fatalities is missing a pillar: policies that directly reduce car travel on our roads and not just by providing drivers optional transportation alternatives. Today, were laying out the tools some cities are…

February 25, 2020 The conference ended by issuing 16 points Stockholm declaration with an ambitious target of Vision Zero aiming to bring the road fatalities to zero in the world by 2050.In the conference, Minister Nembang attended a forum on how to save the children and adolescents from the road…

February 25, 2020 Two years ago, it adopted a Vision Zero plan aimed eliminating road deaths involving pedestrians and cyclists. Other efforts include a 10year plan to improve HSR, more bicycle lanes on highprofile roads, and an ongoing reenvision HSR plan aimed at getting more people to ride the bus.”…

February 25, 2020 This information indicates that the court of Alcobendas has summoned this morning the footballer as investigatedfor a crime against road safety after being intercepted on December 19 in the vicinity of the sports city of Valdebebas aboard an Audi S8. Sources close to Marcelo, consulted by El…

February 25, 2020 Police work closely alongside our road safety partners including the NZ Transport Agency, local authorities and the Ministry of Transport, but we need everybody to do their part in keeping our roads safe.” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Indianweekender Co Edition:Online Web https://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/11677/New-Zealand/Motorists-urged-to-drive-safely-after-eight-deaths-on-our-roads-this-weekend

February 25, 2020 The ‘Safe System’ approach and ‘Vision Zero’ strategies are increasingly used by policy makers for road safety. These attitudes shift the responsibility for road safety from individual road users to those responsible for the various functions of the transport system. The focus is on roads, vehicles and…

February 25, 2020 Monday marks the first time traffic-clogged Houston has a transportation planner, a position officials said will coordinate mobility issues around the city.David Fields, former principal of NelsonNygaard Associates in San Francisco, started work this week as chief transportation planner, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced in a new release….

February 25, 2020 Rwanda Police (RNP) and Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY) have entered a partnership to further push efforts to promote Gerayo Amahoro ? a road safety campaign launched by the police. the campaign has been conducted across the country. recently, the shift has been at different religions around the…

February 25, 2020 As the third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety began in Stockholm last week, the Swedish OEM is calling for a tightening and stricter enforcement of safety belt laws for both front and rear seats, as well as improved road infrastructure to keep vulnerable road users separate…

February 25, 2020 The Maine Turtle Roadkill Survey project, which began in 2018, is enlisting volunteers to monitor roadways around Maine to help identify what species of turtles are crossing where ? and what road crossings are most hazardous. Specific routes have been identified as sites where turtle crossings may…

February 25, 2020 Approximately 40 percent decrease in fatal accidents was achieved with the compliance of traffic rules and state policies in the last decade to reduce traffic accidents. I have three suggestions on traffic and road safety. The first one is to give the traffic and road safety lesson…

February 25, 2020 The investment, part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety, is a sixyear plan that aims to save 600,000 lives and prevent up to 22 million injuries in low and middleincome countries.” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Forbes Edition:Online Web https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2020/02/24/every-24-seconds-someone-dies-on-the-worlds-roads-bloomberg-philanthropies-gives-240-million-to-do-something-about-it/#686a3a24419b

February 25, 2020 There was a big conference you never heard of recently in Stockholm, the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. It came up with some pretty significant conclusions and recommendations that could change our roads, our cities, and save thousands of lives, recognizing the need to promote…

February 24, 2020 Approximately 4.4 million people were seriously injured in crashes last year ? also a 2% decrease over 2018 figures. Several risk mitigation actions including embracing the Vision Zero street safety model, lower legal alcohol concentration limits, and vehicle ADAS equipment have all helped with the reductions.” Media…

February 24, 2020 The World Bank (WB) report on the state of road safety in Bangladesh only reinforces what the media has been continually projecting for a long time. It projects a rather frightening picture of the severe impairment it is causing to the public wellbeing. What is frustrating is…

February 24, 2020 After being struck by a person texting while driving last April, suffering a concussion, whiplash and neck pain, Diane Opalenik of South Hadley understands only too well the need to crack down on motorists using their phones.?Six out of seven days, I can tell someone is on…

February 24, 2020 Jane Sullivan, school travel plan co-ordinator based with the Wave team is facilitating the project with South Canterbury road safety co-ordinator Daniel Naude, Quested and Dunbar.”Walking, scootering and cycling to school should be an easy choice for students and their families, whether it is for the whole…

February 24, 2020 Late last year, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) said that motorists driving under the influence of drugs is nearly as common as drink driving nowadays.At the time, the RSA said that the significant increase in the number of people driving under the influence of drugs was ?concerning?.”…

February 24, 2020 The change means drivers on a road where the speed limit is 90km/h need to slow down safely to a speed “that is reasonable for the circumstances”, said a spokesman for the Centre for Road Safety.”Motorists passing the flashing lights of a stopped tow truck, breakdown assistance…

February 24, 2020 Food delivery riders should prioritise road safety although they are required to be fast and efficient in doing their job, said the chairman of Alliance of Safe Community, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.?Being a road user, I have observed that there are a number of food delivery…

February 24, 2020 The President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), Dr. Engineer Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, headed the Qatari delegation in the third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held on February 19 & 20, 2020 at Stockholm, the Kingdom of Sweden. His Majesty the King of Sweden…

February 24, 2020 The U.S. has refused to sign up to a new declaration on road safety. The so-called Stockholm Declaration was issued at the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Stockholm, Sweden, February 19?20. “ Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Forbes Edition:Online Web https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/02/23/us-only-nation-to-disassociate-from-global-declaration-on-preventing-road-deaths/#86ae5c73a04b

February 04, 2020 Nearly one and half years have passed since the school and college students’ countrywide uprising for road safety held between July 29 and August 08 in 2018. The death of two college students in Dhaka after a speeding bus hit them in the capital sparked the movement….

February 04, 2020 Journalists should continuously report on traffic safety to complement Government efforts to reduce road carnage by 50 percent by the year 2030, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said.She was officiating at the 7th edition of the Road Safety Journalistic Awards in Harare last…

February 04, 2020 Hayden?s VP of engineering, Vaibhav Ghadiok, added, ?Our mobile vision-based solutions utilize a city?s existing transportation fleet to collect real-time data to support the enforcement of traffic laws. This cost-effective and scalable approach provides 100% coverage of the roads, thus drastically improving traffic safety, eliminating traffic fatalities,…

February 04, 2020 Besides calling for improved data collection, given that many incidents in which a cyclist or pedestrian is killed or seriously injured do not get recorded, the report also said that targets for improving road safety should be introduced and urged the EU to invest in improving road…

February 04, 2020 The Dar based brewer uses radio programs, flyers, provision of reflector jackets to motor cyclists, billboards, one on one engagements and other forms of behaviour change communication materials to reach educate its targeted audience.Speaking at Iringa bus stop, Regional Traffic Commander, Yusuph Kamota applauded SBL for organizing…

February 04, 2020 DPWs bike lane enforcement program aims at supporting Mayor Bowsers Vision Zero initiative, whose goal is to end all trafficrelated fatalities and serious injuries by 2024.MeasureMeasure” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Thedcpost Edition:Online Web https://thedcpost.com/bike-lane-violation-washington-dc-fine/

February 04, 2020 Australias road safety record is comparatively sound, worth noting for a population that, in 2018, numbered over 24 million and had over 18 million registered vehicles, including almost 17 million cars and fourwheeled light vehicles. Even so, in 2016 the WHO reported 1,351 road traffic fatalities in…

February 04, 2020 To achieve Vision Zero, vehicles will need super sensors that have a wide field of view, long range and the ability to sense objects and people at all heights so there are no gaps or blindspots.Kobi Marenko | Feb 03, 2020″ Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Wardsauto Edition:Online…

February 04, 2020 Federal and state government ministers, including then transport minister Anthony Albanese, signed a national road safety plan promising to investigate reducing the bloodalcohol limit for all drivers nearly a decade ago, a move road safety experts say subsequently stalled.” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Smh Com Edition:Online Web…

February 04, 2020 Flavored ice treats such as the popsicle and its plasticsheathed cousin the freezepop have been around since the 1920s, but until recently the selections have been less than bold; mainly fruits, with maybe a watermelon icepop here and there. (Road safety)” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Press Republican…

February 04, 2020 The National Road Safety Authority (NRSC) has indicated that the time has come for drivers who cause road accidents in the country to be sanctioned.According to the Authority, this will go a long way to deter others and ensure that drivers observe all safety rules and regulations…

February 04, 2020 To try and gauge the potential impact on road safety of handheld/handsfree device activities, including talking on the phone, text messaging, browsing and listening to music, the researchers looked for published evidence.” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Medicalxpress Edition:Online Web https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-02-smartphone-texting-linked-compromised-pedestrian.html

February 04, 2020 Sequel to the working visit of the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, MFR, psc, mni to the InspectorGeneral of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni at the Force Headquarters on Monday, February 3, 2020, the IGP has ordered all state Commissioners of Police to…

February 04, 2020 To spread road safety awareness among children, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) Road Safety Education Wing has organized multiple awareness campaigns through delivering lectures on Road Safety to a number of schools in the federal capital to make road users aware of various traffic rules, where around…

February 04, 2020 The authors are also calling on the EU to channel funds into road safety improvements such as the infrastructure modifications needed to support safer city streets and to come forward with a strategy on safe active mobility.” Media Source:Online Google Publication Name:Worldhighways Edition:Online Web https://www.worldhighways.com/wh12/news/safety-concerns-over-cyclists-and-pedestrian-deaths

February 04, 2020 Road safety treatments to be carried out include road widening, shoulder sealing and the installation of safety barriers, audible lines and pavement markings.Construction of the projects is scheduled to begin this financial year and include roads in the Great Southern, SouthWest, GoldfieldsEsperance, MidWest, Wheatbelt and Pilbara regions.”…