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Road safety spot checks by police (BBC News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:42:44 GMT

Drivers are stopped and checked for road safety offences during a crackdown by police in Berkshire.

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AppLabs participates in Hyderabad Traffic Regulations Program to promote road safety (India Press Release)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:37:07 GMT

/India PRwire/ - AppLabs, the world’s largest independent testing, quality management and certification solutions company, today voluntarily participated in a Safety Regulations Program in collaboration with the Traffic Police Department of Hyderabad. Implementing the program at four major junctions in the city, AppLabs’ employees made special efforts in educating the passing commuters on key...

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'Phone Trip' Adds to Road Safety (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:17:50 GMT

In an effort to aid Government and other stakeholders promote safe driving, a private company recently introduced a gadget that re-routes calls through the car speakers.

Source : All Africa (subscribe)

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Stricter tractor road rules expected (The Irish Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:50:25 GMT

REGULATIONS GOVERNING the use of agricultural vehicles on public roads are likely to become more stringent after the Road Safety Authority (RSA) expressed concerns about the practice.

Source : The Irish Times (subscribe)

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Cameroon: Special Holiday Road Safety Campaign Launched (All Africa)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:04:52 GMT

Cameroon: Special Holiday Road Safety Campaign LaunchedElizabeth MosimaThe long holidays are here. After writing the end of year examinations, many students and pupils go on holidays to meet their friends and relatives in other parts of the country.Usually, during this period circulation on some of the principal highways in the country is heavy. As a result, travelling during the holiday...

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Karl Lagerfeld and the Ugly Yellow Vest (Why Travel To France)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:22:50 GMT

In sync with the new road safety laws in France regarding a vest and triangle to be kept in cars at all times, this amusing ad campaign was launched and features famous designer fashionista, Karl Lagerfeld. Via LA Frog (merci!) C’est jaune, c’est moche, et ça ne va avec rien, mais ça peut vous sauvez [...]

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Police 'are not out of touch' (Express & Echo)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:40:00 GMT

Police in Devon have hit back at claims by road safety campaigners that they are "out of touch" with the state of driving on local roads.

Source : Express & Echo (subscribe)

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Stop recurring encroachments, Ariyalur Collector tells officials (Hindu)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:21:20 GMT

ARIYALUR: The Collector, R. Sudalaikannan, directed officials to evolve a strategy to check recurring encroachments. Presiding over a road safety committee meeting here on Tuesday, he said that although efforts were being made ...

Source : Hindu (subscribe)

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Keeping wheels from falling off (icWales)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A ROAD safety solutions provider is pioneering a new locking device that is set to put an end to wheels coming off trucks, buses and vans.

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Is the Police Service Up to the Task? (All Africa)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:50:13 GMT

The question many Ghanaians are asking is whether the security agencies in the country, especially the Ghana Police Service, are up to the task of ensuring, as well as promoting, good road safety regulations, on the various roads in the country.

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Karl Lagerfeld stars in road safety campaign (Brandish)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:48:05 GMT

After starring as a DJ in GTA4 and making a diet book, Karl Lagerfield decided to take on road safety in this campaign. The text reads "It's yellow, it's ugly, it doesn't go with anything, but it could save your life". Slightly more sage advice than what was given out in his dieting book.

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Arrive Alive gets an Award and a New Look (Afrigator)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:01:39 GMT

Congrats to our friends at ArriveAlive.co.za for their excellent work and new look. They just received this prestigious award for their work on road safety online in South Africa For his quite exceptional achievement in founding, creating, building and sustaining the outstanding ArriveAlive.co.za website. His achievement is a product of his commitment to the task, even when faced with...

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'Girl power' to drive new campaign (The Irish Times)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:15:10 GMT

MOST WOMEN killed or seriously injured on Irish roads received their injuries in crashes caused by male drivers, the chief executive of the Road Safety Authority, Noel Brett, said yesterday.

Source : The Irish Times (subscribe)

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Road Safety Committee plans to set up speed-breakers (Hindu)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:13:00 GMT

PERAMBALUR: The Road Safety Committee has identified 32 rural roads branching off from the Tiruchi - Chennai National Highway for setting up speed-breakers to prevent accidents. Presiding over the committee’s meeting held here on ...

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Go! Smell the road safety! (Go Smell The Flowers!)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:02:28 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSsM134jSCI Ok I know I haven’t ranted for a while - generally I’m just too nice you see but if there’s one thing that ‘gets my goat’, its incredibly silly news…. take this example from the other night….. SOme big UK Cycling (pedal power) club are putting forward some suggestions for inclusion in a new highway code [...]

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U of M to house new road safety center (The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:55:14 GMT

The University of Minnesota will house a new center that provides information online about how to make rural roadways more safe.

Source : The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (subscribe)

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Road safety show targets soldiers (BBC News)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:21:10 GMT

A road safety campaign aimed at cutting accidents among teenage drivers is now targeting young soldiers.

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Licence laws should be enforced 'proportionately' (ireland.com)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:17:35 GMT

The new legislation governing provisional drivers should be enforced proportionately and appropriately without mass checkpoints or any "hysteria," the chief executive of the Road Safety Authority Noel Brett has said.

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Older drivers get up to speed (Baltimore Sun)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Program teaches seniors vigilance, new traffic trends Sara Johnson (right) and Barbara Dayney demonstrate the stretching and flexibility exercises they learned during a two-day class on road safety. "I just want to make sure I'm as good as I ought to be when I'm out here on the roads," Johnson said.

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Letters: Road safety and two-wheel truths (The Guardian)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:01:51 GMT

Letters: Technological developments and safety initiatives have reduced road deaths, but headline figures can be misleading

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