Tag: Road Safety

Drivers often show aggressive behavior while dealing with wrongs of others. They sometimes take ugly turns leading to serious outcomes like quarrels, hurling abuses, physical confrontations leading fatal consequences such as death.

His stunt on the bike was recorded by an unknown source. However, he was later penalised by the traffic police. As shown in the video, he was slapped Rs 4200 as a penalty.

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Despite a set of strict laws and regulations, drink-driving continued to be one of the major reasons for road accidents in the state.

The STA, which is known for its innovative ideas to promote road safety, rode on the popularity of the SS Rajamouli directorial to draw the attention of the public towards obeying traffic rules.

As per government data, drunken driving led to 648 road accidents in the State in 2020 alone which resulted in as many as 298 fatalities. 

10 women bike riders under the banner of ‘We The Road Queens’ set out on a 10 kilometres long rally in Bhubaneswar to mark the International Women’s Day on Tuesday.

An improved traffic system is a key component of a modern city. And awareness of traffic rules among the people is a key determinant of the state of the city’s traffic system. With Bhubaneswar set to become a Smart City soon, odishatv.in decided to check out the awareness levels of its denizens about rules on road safety

Since a few days, a social media movement of #SelfieWithHelmet has captured some attention in Odisha. This awareness campaign is in lieu of the large number of road accidents in the state. The average citizen has made small moves in this long and tough battle of addressing road safety, it is time the administration makes […]

By Bikram Keshari Jena The wagging tails of a cattle herd stationary on the middle of a road not only chops the air flippantly, but also shreds one’s patience to pieces with equal nonchalance. No one colonizes the road as stray cattle do, albeit with no imperialistic ambition. They wear a disdain which is even […]

By Bikram Keshari Jena They won’t give up, their wont to confront. We sway, to keep away from affray. We phew in eschew! But they pursue our rescue!!! Speed breakers, for some, seem to be an unwanted lot in every sense of the phrase. They bulge out like excess fat from the waistline of even […]

Jajpur: With a view to spread awareness on road safety, a Harley Davidson Bike Club organised a bike rally from Jajpur district today. The bike rally was flagged-off from Brahmani Hotel in Vyasanagar area and covered 70 kilometres to reach Hadgarh in Keonjhar today. The rally is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. Experienced bikers […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite government’s crackdown on errant drivers, as many as 15 persons die every day in road accidents while maximum cases were found to be motorcyclists. The alarming statistics was revealed at a review meeting on Road Safety presided by Chief Secretary AP Padhi here on Tuesday. Through a video conferencing, Padhi held discussions with […]

Bhubaneswar: In an important move to prevent road accidents in Odisha, the State Road and Transport department has decided to replace traditional speed breakers with rumblers. According to sources, the government has decided to remove all speed breakers from National and State Highways in a month and replace them with rumblers within a month. The […]

Bhubaneswar: As incidents of road mishaps continue to rise, the State government has decided to provide refresher training to all the drivers. According to sources, the government will be bearing the training expenses and drivers have to undergo this 2-day training every 3 months. Moreover, the government has directed the RTOs to conduct flash raids […]