Road accidents keep rising, more so in low-income countries: WHO
India has curbed traffic crashes, but casualties remain high, says Global Satus Report on road safety
Supreme Court to now monitor road safety
Appoints three-member committee to give recommendations to reduce road accidents across the country
Dead end
Toll road triggers protests
Pedestrian accessibility needs to come out of the ‘gaps between cars’
Lack of infrastructure, faulty design and laws have pushed the pedestrian off the sidewalks and onto the road
When the car drives you: Speed as hierarchy and privilege
What remains of the public if at their best of expressing their disagreement, their gatherings are called “traffic jams”?
Who fares best and worst on road safety across the world
Road Accidents in India: No way for pedestrians, cyclists
On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, let’s take a look at how road accidents decreased but more people died in them
Road traffic injuries the second leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years: WHO
Poverty increased risk of injury, violence; almost 90% of injury-related deaths in low & middle-income countries
Run-up to CoP25 Santiago: Are global transport emissions on course?
This is the first article in a series on global sectoral emissions and the progress on mitigation action in the build-up to 25th Conference of …
CSE road safety audit: Delhi tops in road accident deaths; city most unsafe for cyclists, pedestrians
Delhi NGO releases assessment of road accidents and accident hot spots; puts forth an action plan
Indian roads belong to motorised vehicles, not cyclists or pedestrians
Vehicular emissions cannot be reduced without strengthening the public transport system
UN Africa panel flags vulnerability to road deaths
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says Zimbabwe is the most unsafe, with highest road accident deaths at 34.7 per 100,000 people
Rickshaws to the rescue
Seeing beyond the lights
In road safety equipment, the latest is an infrared camera for enabling vehicles to traverse safely on treacherous roads
Best road safety practices from around the world
Countries like India could take its cue from the policies, regulatory framework and institutional capacities developed by European nations, Japan …
Walking and good roads a fundamental right: Bombay HC
In most Indian cities, pedestrians outnumber vehicle users. Yet, they remain invisible in policy action
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi's accident hot spots
What CSE analysis of accident hotspots identified by Delhi Police revealed
India's roads to remain lethal even in 2030: Lancet
Roads in India ignore motorcyclists and cyclists, prioritise car owners, it says
Lesson planning
A recent report says highly unpredictable form of urban growth in the South is razing down traffic planning attempts
Swedish tax drive
Charge to decongest Stockholm
China is financing infrastructure projects around the world – many could harm nature and Indigenous communities
China has an opportunity with the Belt and Road Initiative to improve infrastructure networks around the world in a way that is both sustainable …
Scapegoats
South Asia