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Malaysia enforces stricter drink‑driving laws; fatalities remain rare, with tougher penalties reducing risks despite thousands screened annually nationwide. #drinkdriving
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Malaysia enforces stricter drink‑driving laws; fatalities remain rare, with tougher penalties reducing risks despite thousands screened annually nationwide. #drinkdriving
Zahid: 60,000 Lives Lost in Road Accidents Over Past Decade
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi expressed grave concern over Malaysia’s rising road fatalities, revealing that 60,000 lives were lost nationwide in the past decade. He said 82 per cent of victims were motorcyclists or pillion riders, with most under 30. Road Accidents “About 6,000 people die each year — that’s skilled manpower the country loses annually,” Zahid…
Dangerous Motorbike Joyride on Peninsula Link Ends in Impound, Court Charges
Two reckless motorcyclists caught on CCTV performing dangerous stunts on the Peninsula Link will face court after their bikes were impounded by Somerville Highway Patrol. The incident occurred on Sunday, 3 August, when PenLink traffic cameras detected two riders allegedly engaging in high-risk behaviour. Police allege the pair were swerving between vehicles, overtaking in emergency lanes, and…
2021 was a difficult year for southern Nevadans regarding fatal accidents, as the region saw one of its worst years for fatalities since 201
For the longest time, self-driving cars were something we could only find in science fiction novels. However, in recent years Tesla has chan
The criminal charges in this case are the first in relation to a widely used automated system; however, there have been charges against automated driving systems in the past. For example, in 2020 Arizona officials filed negligent homicide charges against a drive...
Paramedics treat an injured man after a motorcycle accident in Bangkok in April. (Adam Dean for The New York Times)
“In Thailand, one of the world’s most unequal societies, even roads have a rigid hierarchy, with the poor far more likely to be killed in accidents than the well-off and well-connected.
And there are many deaths: Thailand had the world’s second-highest rate of road fatalities per capita, surpassed only by war-afflicted, lawless Libya, according to a 2015 report from the World Health Organization. When it comes to per-capita motorcycle deaths, the country is No. 1.
The government vowed at a United Nations forum in 2015 to halve the number of road traffic deaths by 2020. With less than one year to go before the deadline, however, Thailand is a long way from fulfilling that promise, its roads still ranking among the world’s 10 most dangerous, with more than 20,000 preventable fatalities a year.”
Road Fatalities up in March, for the Third Month in a Row
Road Fatalities up in March, for the Third Month in a Row
In March 2019, 250 people died on the road, an increase of 7.3% over last year, according to Road Safety figures.
After two months of increases in January and February, road mortality figures did not decline in March .
According to preliminary estimates of the National Interministerial Observatory of Road Safety (ONISR) published Friday, April 19, 2019, 250 people died on the roads , against 233…
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SHOCKING STATISTICS OF ROAD FATALITIES OVER THE PAST LONG WEEKEND
29 APRIL – 2 MAY 2016 PROVINCE FATAL CRASHES FATALITIES
EASTERN CAPE
19
19
FREESTATE
5
7
GAUTENG
29
45
KWA-ZULU NATAL
39
49
LIMPOPO
23
39
MPUMALANGA
24
25
NORTHERN CAPE
16
20
NORTH WEST
7
7
WESTERN CAPE
17
26
TOTAL 179 237
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