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  September 29, 2006:  Road Accident Kills at Least 20 in Pakistan

     At least 20 people including four children and three women died Thursday as a truck collided into a passengers' van in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, police said.

     According to a senior police Makhdoom Ghulam Mohammed, a passenger van collided head-on with a truck coming from opposite direction near Dadu, a town about 750 km southwest from Islamabad.

     Twenty people including four children and three women died, local private Geo TV reported.

     The collision ruined the van completely and the corpses were retrieved out of van only after the van's body was cut down.

     The injured were shifted to local hospitals in Dadu and Moro, another major town in the area. Emergency was declared in hospitals.

     Eight people are injured, out of which five are under critical condition, Geo TV quoted doctors of local hospital as saying.

     Road accidents are common in Pakistan, where many roads are in poor conditions and many drivers are not properly trained and frequently disregard rules.

[Source: People's Daily Online]     [SMc]

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  September 28,2006:  Road Deaths and Injuries Falling

     Road casualties in Britain fell last year, although figures show the decline in deaths has now reached a plateau.

     Deaths fell to 3,201 in 2005, a drop of 0.6%, with serious injuries down 7%.

     The Department for Transport released contributory factors for the first time, showing drivers' failure to look properly featured in 32% of accidents.

     But in fatal crashes, loss of control was most common, with 35%, and excessive speed was reported in 15% of all accidents and 26% of fatal crashes....

Full story, from BBC News     [SMc]

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  September 28, 2006:  Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Edge up

     Whether it's recent soaring gasoline prices or a love for the open road, more and more Americans have become "easy riders" and are hitting the highways on motorcycles.

     But with increased motorcycle sales have come a steadily rising number of motorcycle rider fatalities, both nationwide and in Florida.

     Last year's fatalities for motorcyclists in Florida was the highest figure reported in 30 years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The number of motorcycle crashes and injuries also has consistently risen in the state over the past five years. In 2005, 7,282 motorcyclists were injured in 8,147 crashes, compared to 4,474 injured in 5,073 accidents in 2000....

Full story, from Gainesville Sun     [SMc]

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  September 28, 2006:  Twenty Killed in Road Accident in Egypt

     Twenty persons were killed and one was injured when a mini-bus collided head-on with a truck early Thursday near Minya, 245 kilometers south of Cairo. The bus was heading from Cairo to Upper Egypt. The driver tried to pass the car ahead of him when he ran into the truck coming from the opposite direction, police told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

     All the passengers of the minibus were killed, except one. The truck driver was also killed in the crash, the police said.

[Source: Raw Story]     [SMc]  

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  September 28, 2006: Drowsiness Can Spell Disaster at the Wheel
     High speed, no skid marks.
     The motorist never even hits the brakes before soaring off a cliff, slamming into a tree or barrelling serenely into oncoming traffic.
     Detectives recognize the hallmarks of one of the most menacing hazards on today's busy highways - the drowsy driver....
     ...."Driving sleepy is the same as driving drunk," cautions Dr. John Kimoff, director of the sleep lab at the McGill University Health Centre. "There is no difference in terms of risk. If you can have Mothers Against Drunk Driving, you can have Mothers Against Sleepy Driving, too.
     "Sleep deprivation produces an impairment in performance and attention that is really indistinguishable from that associated with moderate alcohol intoxication."....

Full story, from The Gazette     [SW]

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  September 27, 2006:  Irish Road Safety '10 Years behind UK'

     Ireland is lagging about 10 years behind the UK in terms of road safety, a survey claimed today.

     According to the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, some 78 lives could have been saved every year if the drop in road deaths after penalty points were introduced had been maintained.

     Experts found there was a significant reduction in the number of people killed in car accidents when the system began in 2002.

     But six months later the road death rate began to increase....

Full story, from Ireland Online     [SMc]

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  September 27, 2006:  Road deaths in Dubai Soar 45% in 8 Months

     Dubai: Three people were killed in a horrific accident on Tuesday as police announced a 45 per cent increase in road deaths in the first eight months of this year compared with the corresponding period in 2005....

     The death toll is mounting, with 156 people being killed in road accidents in the first six months of this year, an increase of 42 per cent over 2005.

     Police have called on motorists to be careful on roads and be courteous, especially in traffic jams, and respect the right of other road users.

     "Motorists should reduce speed, especially while nearing interchanges. They should also leave enough space between vehicles and the front vehicle," a traffic police officer said.

Full story, from Gulf News     [SMc]

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  September 26, 2006:  Teens to Get Driver Training

     A new Georgia law that takes effect January 1 requires 16-year olds to complete a safe driving course before they get their drivers license.

     In some parts of the state, that's not so easy to do because of a shortage of certified driving instructors. An initiative called “Safe Teen Georgia”, sponsored by the Safe America Foundation hopes to train 2,500 new instructors in the state by 2007.

     More than 120,000 Georgia teenagers will turn sixteen during 2007. There are only 703 certified driving instructors in the state.

     The dilemma is simple. There are not enough instructors to teach young drivers....

Full story, from WXIA-TV     [SMc]

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  September 26, 2006:  16 Perish in Road Accident in Tanzania

     Sixteen people died yesterday,15 of them on the spot, in a tragic road accident that involved a passenger bus christened `Champion`, heading to Dodoma from Dar es Salaam.

     According to eyewitnesses, scores of other passengers were seriously injured when the bus plunged into a deep valley when the driver, who was overtaking a saloon car, attempted to avoid a head on collision with an oncoming tanker.

     Reached by telephone, the police said from the scene that the accident occurred in the morning at Kongowe village in Coast Region on the Dar es Salaam-Chalinze road, some 25 kilometres from Kibaha town.

     ``After failing to control the bus, the driver,who also perished in the accident, swerved to avoid a head-on collision and plunged into the ditch, killing 16 passengers,`` an eyewitness said....

Full story, from IPP Media     [SMc]

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  and GLOBAL  September 25, 2006:  FACTBOX-Key Facts about Road Traffic Deaths

     Twenty-five million people have died on the world's roads since the first recorded automobile fatality occurred in London in 1896, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said....

      - Africa has the world's worst death rate from road crashes, with 28 deaths per 100,000 population, the WHO report The Road Ahead said in June 2006.

      - Britain has the safest roads in the world, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported in 2004, in terms both of deaths per capita and of deaths per kilometre travelled....

      - The WHO estimates the cost of road traffic accidents exceeds the total amount of development assistance received by low- and middle-income countries....

Full story, from Reuters AlertNet     [SMc]

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  September 25, 2006:  Young Drivers and Speeding Does not Mix

     Police said two teens were arrested for racing over the Blue Bridge in Pasco.

     Sunday morning, two boys in the Seattle area died after plunging their Ford Explorer into the Elliott Bay.

     Police said the mixture of inexperience and speed can kill.

     According to government statistics collisions cause 75 percent of all deaths among American teens and two-thirds of all deaths among Washington teens.

     Police said young drivers need to be careful.

     Kennewick Police Officer Mary Buchan said, "It's really a game of Russian Roulette and sometimes the out come is not good."

     Police near Seattle said they are still investigating the situation but said drugs and alcohol might have been involved.  Police also said four other teens survived the crash.

[Source: KNDO/KNDU]     [SMc]

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  September 25, 2006: Tons of Steel in Motion — and the Bicyclist
     ....Bicycle injuries are no joke. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, they account for 2 percent of all traffic fatalities and injuries. Luckily, I wasn’t included in that statistic. And lucky for you, Milwaukee is a relatively safe city in which to ride a bike.
     Police reports involving bicycle accidents in this area are few and far between. Bad news for folks living in California, Florida, New York, and Texas: those four states accounted for 43 percent of bicycle deaths in 1999, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports. But regardless the state you live in, there are precautions any bicyclist can take to prevent his or her next ride from becoming an accident....
Full article from The UWM post, (a ''student-run independent newsweekly'' at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)    [SW]

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  September 25, 2006: Two Cyclists Trying to Cross I-580 in Pt. Richmond Struck by Car
     Two bicyclists sustained serious injuries Sunday afternoon when a car struck them on westbound Interstate 580 just before the Richmond-San Rafael bridge toll plaza.
     Rescue workers stopped traffic on the bridge in both directions from 4:18 to 4:32 p.m. to allow two helicopters to fly both victims to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California Highway Patrol Officer Tracy Hoover reported.
     The crash happened when the two bicyclists were attempting to cross the freeway on their way to Point Molate, according to Richmond Fire Department Battalion Chief Erik Newman....
Story, from Marin Independent Journal    [SW]

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  September 25, 2006: Troopers Try To Put Brakes On Street Racing
     For the second time in a week, state Highway Patrol troopers have broken up a drag race on a rural highway.
     Six people were arrested this weekend when troopers put the brakes on a race along Tippett Road, a dead-end state road a few miles west of Interstate 95 in Halifax County, authorities said....
     ....The Highway Patrol is concentrating its crackdown on drag racing in Halifax and Nash counties, which have miles of lonely stretches of road that make them ideal for street racing, authorities said...

Full Story, from WRAL.com     [SW]

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  September 25, 2006: Road Blitz Bags Drunk Drivers

     Members from the Casuarina police station conducted an operation targeting drink drivers, speeding, unregistered vehicles and failure to obey traffic lights.

     Sixteen people were apprehended for drink driving, 23 were issued traffic infringement notices, five summonsed for driving offences, four vehicles were defected and one person was issued a first notice for "hooning".

     Fifteen drivers were booked in relation to speeding offences.

     Officer in charge of the Casuarina police station, Sen-Sgt Tim Moseley, said the offences showed it was clear the road safety message was not getting through to some Territory road users.

 Full story, from Northern Territory News    [SSC}

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  September 24, 2006:  Road deaths Could Rise to Level of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

      DEATH is likely to come knocking in one of three forms if you are between the ages of five and 29 years - motor vehicle injuries, child cluster diseases and HIV/AIDS.

     According to a joint World Health Organisation (WHO)/World Bank report, these are the leading causes of deaths worldwide based on 2002 statistics.

     The report says road traffic injuries is the second leading cause of death in the five-14 age group behind childhood cluster diseases....

Full story, from Jamaica Gleaner     {SMc]

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  September 24, 2006: Jamaican Ticketing System Needs Makeover – Road Safety Head

     After months of keeping the matter close to the chest, road safety advocate Paula Fletcher can hold it no longer.

    Mrs. Fletcher, the executive director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), a state agency, disclosed recently that the $50 million ticketing system implemented two years ago with a view to prosecuting delinquent motorists, has failed.

     "With a ticketing system, you must have your database working.

     "If you don't have information on who has been issued a ticket and how many tickets that person has, you can't have the penalties being enforced," Mrs. Fletcher argued during an Editors' Forum held at The Gleaner Company's central Kingston office on Thursday.

     Mrs. Fletcher added that people have taken the government to court for recourse because the system fails to work.

 Full story, from Jamaica Gleaner News    [SSC]

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  September 24, 2006: Safety Fears Over Ads On Streetlights

     Road safety experts and motorists have admitted worries over an increase in "roadside clutter" after a Scottish council invited firms to bid for a contract to sell advertising on streetlights.

     Renfrewshire Council hopes to make thousands of pounds a year by selling advertising on its lampposts and has invited advertising firms to bid for a contract to sell the ads, with a share of the profits to go to the local authority.

     Just last month, the Scottish Executive's own transport quango, Transport Scotland, issued sweeping new guidelines aimed at scrapping superfluous road signs and cutting the rest literally down to size in order to make them less intrusive and less confusing for drivers.

 Full story, from The Scotsman http://news.scotsman.com     [SSC]

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  September 24, 2006: Road Safety Scheme Backing Hope

     Organisers of a road safety scheme for young people who will soon be able to get behind the wheel of a car are hoping to find a backer.

     The Wise Drive-Drive for Life programme is now in its eighth year and is run by Durham Police and the Durham Agency Against Crime (DAAC).

     Hundreds of 16-year-olds take part in workshops, are shown crash footage and wear goggles to simulate drink driving.

Full story, from BBC News     [SSC]

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  September 24, 2006:  P-Platers Stupidity

     MORE than half the P-plate drivers killed in NSW road accidents this year were speeding at more than 100km/h at the time.

     Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) data shows 14 of the 26 P-plate drivers killed died in accidents that involved speeds above the legal limit for provisional drivers.

     Highway patrol officers on the front line have confirmed that P-platers rank among the worst offenders when it comes to breaking road rules....

Full story, fromDaily Telegraph     [SMc]

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  September 24, 2006:  Young Killer Driver Reignites Safety Debate

     The debate over the punishment of dangerous drivers who kill will flare up again this week when a young male motorist who had never held a driving licence is sentenced over the death of his girlfriend.

     Andrew Lloyd Bennett, 20, failed to call an ambulance after his teenage girlfriend was thrown through the windscreen and seriously injured when his Subaru Impreza collided with a row of trees. It is almost certain he will be jailed....

     The case comes amid mounting calls for harsher penalties against dangerous drivers. Campaigners are demanding that the driving age be raised to 18, with a one-year minimum training period. Men aged 17 to 20 account for three per cent of drivers but make up a third of convictions for dangerous driving....

Full story, from The Observer     [SMc]

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  September 23, 2006:  Road Accident Kills 13 near Islamabad, Pakistan

     At least 13 people were killed and some 40 others were injured in road accident near the capital Islamabad on Saturday, a relief agency and police said.

     The accident took place when two passenger buses collided at Rawat, a small town at the edge of Islamabad, the Edhi Foundation said.

     According to police a speeding bus, heading to North West Frontier Province, first hit a Suzuki pick-up and later collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction at around 4.30 a.m.

     Seven persons, including a woman and two children, died on the spot while six later died in hospitals.

     The injured were rushed to government hospitals in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

     Both the buses and a van were completely destroyed, witnesses said.

     Bodies and injured were pulled out after cutting the bodies of vehicles.

     Locals joined the police to shift the injured to hospitals.

[Source: Islamic Republic News Agency]    [SMc]

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EUROPE  September 23, 2006:  Road Safety NGO: EU Must Do More to Reduce Road Accidents

     In an interview with EurActiv.com, European Transport Safety Council Executive Director Jörg Beckmann urges more political leadership to enforce existing road-safety measures, especially across borders, and to introduce "crucial" new technologies, in order to reduce the number of accidents on European roads....

Full interview, from EurActiv.com     [SMc]

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  September 21, 2006:  Russian Police Chief Calls Road Accident Rate Critical

     The road accident rate in Russia has reached a critical point, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev stated at a conference on traffic safety issues in the Northwestern Federal District on Thursday.

     "Some 100 people are killed in car crashes daily, including three to four children," the minister said, "the latest flagrant case is the accident in the Krasnodar territory, when 52 vehicles collided in a fog; 25 of them burnt down, causing fatalities," Nurgaliyev said....

     The situation with the incidence of children's becoming victims of road accidents is alarming, he went on to say. "The province reported 210 road accidents involving minors under 16 years of age in the first eight months of this year, in which eight children died and another 218 were injured," Nurgaliyev said.

     One of the prime causes behind car accidents involving children is their poor knowledge of traffic regulations. "Federal education programs allocate two hours a year, and that only in the 8th form, to study road safety issues," the minister said.

Full story, from ITAR-TASS    [SMc]

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  *  September 21, 2006:  Serbia Prepares Draconian Traffic Law to Curb Road Deaths

     After a black series of road accidents that has seen fatalities mounting on a daily basis in Belgrade, speeding as been firmly established as the leading cause of death on Serbian roads. The authorities now hope to reverse the trend of reckless driving with a new draconian law, aimed at reducing fatalities, injuries and damage. But at the moment, horrible scenes are a daily spectacle on the roads....

     At the moment, the fines are laughably low for many - the absolutely highest is equivalent of 400 dollars. But the new traffic law, which is due to be enacted by the end of the year, would dramatically increase the fines as a deterrent.

     Along with the draconian fines, the western-style points system and measures against traffic hooliganism, it would in some cases even allow the permanent confiscation of a vehicle from an offender.

Full story, from The Raw Story    [SMc]

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  September 21, 2006:  Cats’ Eyes Bid to Cut Road Deaths

     SOLAR-powered light-emitting diodes fitted in new cats' eyes are expected to reduce the risk of accidents at a notorious double bend on the A338 between Fordingbridge and the Wiltshire border.

     Research carried out on Aftusia's LED road study at the Transport Research Laboratory at Wokingham, Berkshire, showed that in simulated night-time driving conditions motorists were able to see the new cats' eyes well before they could see traditional models....

Full story, from Dorset Echo     [SMc]

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  September 21, 2006:  Dubai:  Bad Road Manners 'Main Cause of Traffic Jams'
     Dubai Roads and Transport Authority blamed drivers for causing traffic congestion in the city.
     "It is about behaviour on the road and drivers are the one to be blamed for most of the traffic jams and accidents leading to injuries and deaths," said Engineer Maitha Obaid Bin Udai, Chief Executive Officer of the Traffic and Roads Agency at the Dubai Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA).
     Maitha said road safety issue includes three elements: drivers, engineering and vehicles. "Our top priority is to focus on driver education on road safety. Lack of patience, speeding and bad driving habits are the main causes for congestion and accidents," she said....
Safety conference to be held on November 6
     With an aim to reduce traffic accidents and raise traffic safety, the RTA has announced it will host an International Road Safety Conference on November 6r.
     The RTA has joined hands with the Ministry of Education and various other departments to spread the road safety message. The conference will be organised by Smart Vision Company. The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for the discussion of road safety and best practices.

Full story, from Gulfnews     [SW]

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  September 21, 2006:  Cameroon: National Road Safety Campaign Launched
     The campus of the University of Yaounde II, Soa, was the venue of the official launching of the national road safety campaign dubbed "Music and Communication against road accidents" last Tuesday. The campaign, launched by AS Production, under the patronage of the Ministry of Transport will run till August 2007....
     ....Particpants learnt six simple techniques which are always neglected and which if respected will ensure road safety in the country. These include: the need for the drivers to look further than a few metres ahead of them, the need to keep a distance from vehicles ahead of them, the need to keep watchful eyes in movement, the need to provide enough parking distance, constantly putting on security belts, and making use of other alarm gagets....

Read the article, from AllAfrica     [SW]

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  September 21, 2006:  Plans Invited for Road Safety Programme in India
     With Rs. 6 crore being allotted for the Road Safety Fund for 2006-2007, proposals have been invited from Superintendents and the Commissioners of Police for allocation.
     Under the programme, minor road engineering works will be taken up, equipment bought and safety awareness created. Though the amount is meagre, given the number of accidents and the need for remedial measures, a senior police official says the fund helps to improve road junctions, purchase breathalysers to check drunken driving and radar guns to monitor over-speeding.

Full story, from The Hindu     [SW]

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  September 21, 2006:  Keep Driving Like your Life Depends on It
     Through mid-September, fatal traffic accidents in Wisconsin had dropped 13 percent. That number might not mean much until you put it into real lives. Accidents have killed 75 fewer people this year compared to a year ago.

     That's 75 fewer times that law officers had to contact relatives and give them the dreaded news; 75 fewer times that families had to bury loved ones too soon; 75 fewer times that the lives of those left behind were turned to chaos.
     "That is a big number," said Daniel Lonsdorf, director of the state Bureau of Transportation Safety. "We had the safest August since World War II in terms of body count."
Full article, from Gazettextra     [SW]

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  and    September 20, 2006:  Study Says Restrictions Help Young Drivers

     A study released by the American Automobile Association (AAA) has shown that areas with restrictions on young drivers had lower amounts of serious collisions.

     "This is the first study of its kind ever," said Rick Preston, spokesman for the Alberta Motor Association (AMA).

     The study said that jurisdictions that had restrictions on 16-year-old drivers had 20 per cent less crashes that were fatal or resulted in serious injuries.

     "That sort of steers you in the face," Preston said....

Full story, from Redwater Tribune     [SMc]

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  September 19, 2006:  Belgian Road Safety Below EU Average
    There were 112 traffic fatalities per 1 million residents in Belgium in 2004, earning the nation an equal 10th ranking with Slovakia in the 25-member EU....
     ....This compared to high-ranking nations the Netherlands and Sweden, where 43 and 53 deaths per 1 million residents were recorded respectively...The biggest increase was noted in Lithuania (a rise of 167 percent), followed by Latvia (142 percent) and Portugal (135).
Full story, from Expatica     [SW]

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  September 19, 2006:  Skateboarders the Same as Pedestrians
     The Alberta Court of Appeal, in a decision released today, said a lower court ruling defining pedestrian as including skateboarders was correct.
     The three-member court agreed with a Queen’s Bench decision which overturned a traffic commissioner’s finding skateboarders weren’t protected in crosswalks.
     The case involved an Edmonton driver who was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk after striking a skateboarder.
     A traffic commissioner threw the case out, saying a skateboarder was not a pedestrian under the Traffic Safety Act.

Full story, from The Calgary Sun     [SW]

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  September 19, 2006:  Young Drivers 'Must Learn Longer'

     Young people should spend a year learning to drive before being allowed to take their driving test, the UK insurance industry has recommended.

     The Association of British Insurers (ABI) claims this would stop 1,000 serious injuries and deaths among young drivers each year.

     The ABI's call is supported by a group of other road safety organisations.

     They say passenger numbers and night time driving should also be restricted for new drivers.

     "Every day, four people are killed or seriously injured in crashes involving young drivers," said Stephen Haddrill, the ABI's director general.

     "The trend is getting worse not better. We urge the Government to adopt these proposals to improve safety on our roads and reduce this tragic loss of life."

     The safety plan is supported by the ABI, RAC Foundation, the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety and three road safety organisations - Brake, Roadsafe and Make Roads Safe....

Full story, from BBC News     [SMc]

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  September 18, 2006:  Six Road Deaths as Drink Drivers Targeted

     SIX people died on Victorian roads at the weekend, prompting calls for renewed vigilance from motorists — and tougher policing.

     The deaths, in six separate accidents, brought Victoria's 2006 road toll to 220, 23 fewer than at this time last year. And police are bracing for more casualties in September and October, statistically bad months for road trauma....

     The TAC's [Transport Accident Commission] new campaign will focus on drink drivers who use back roads to escape detection.

     Mr Ashby [Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) ] said police in unmarked cars, on motorcycles and officers on horseback would be used. "We know that people go to the back streets … we know that the word goes out if people know a booze bus is down the road," he said.

Full story, from The Age     [SMc]

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  September 18, 2006:  New Jersey Governor Unveils $74 Million Pedestrian Safety Initiative

     New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced the creation of a five-year, $74 million initiative to improve pedestrian safety throughout New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) will implement a three-pronged strategy to encourage motorists to safely share the road with pedestrians through engineering, education and enforcement...
     The initiative addresses pedestrian awareness, driver behavior and roadway conditions that amplify accident risk. The fund will be used for intersection and sidewalk safety improvement projects, traffic mitigation measures, education and enforcement efforts and planning and technical guidance. This initiative is funded from existing money in the Transportation Trust Fund...

Full article, from All American Patriots     [SW]

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  September 16, 2006:  Tesla Electric Car a Hit with Consumers