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Tag: Road Safety

Posted inOpinion

Why ‘self-driving’ cars are still a long way off

by Hussein Dia April 25, 2021April 23, 2021

The recent crash of a Tesla car in the United States, in which two people died, has reignited debate about the capabilities and safety of today’s “self-driving” technologies. Tesla cars include an “autopilot” feature that monitors surrounding traffic and lane markings, and the company is currently rolling out a more advanced “full self-driving” system that […]

Posted inInterview

Cricket used as platform to publicize social cause

by Vidhi Bubna March 25, 2021March 25, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Tough Korean law on school-zone safety needs scrutiny

by Da-Sol Goh May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

Student road safety protests return in Dhaka

by Faisal Mahmud March 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Kowloon Peak in Kowloon where the men took their taxi ride. Photo: YouTube
Posted inSouth Asia

Viral video shows five men on top of a taxi on Kowloon Peak

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020
Thai rescue workers check a van after a crash in November 2017 which killed a Thai van driver and 13 Burmese. The van hit a truck in Singburi in central Thailand and burst into flames, police said. Photo: AFP / Daily News
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand, World

Older taxi vans forced off the roads in Thailand

by Dusita Maneemuang October 2, 2018February 18, 2020
Bangladeshi students mass on the streets of Dhaka after two pupils were killed by a bus in front of their college. Photo: AFP/Khandaker Azizur Rahman Sumon/ NurPhoto
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

Hundreds killed during Eid as Bangladesh’s road safety lags

by Faisal Mahmud September 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Clearwater Bay Road in Sai Kung in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Middle East

Girl, 4, dies after being struck by car in Sai Kung

by Asia Times staff August 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Police evacuate the Dhaka University area on August 1 2018 in Dhaka during the huge nine-day protest by students demand safer roads. Photo: AFP/ Khandaker Azizur Rahman Sumon / NurPhoto
Posted inBangladesh, European Union, South Asia, World

Hundreds injured in clashes as Dhaka student protest shut down

by Faisal Mahmud August 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. Photo: Wong Peter@Facebook 馬路的事討論區
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Middle East

Video of driver helping vision-impaired man goes viral

by Asia Times staff August 3, 2018February 18, 2020
High school and college students protest over the death of two students hit by a speeding bus. They massed for five days to demand greater safety. Photo: Focus Bangla News
Posted inBangladesh, India, South Asia

School students shut down Dhaka to demand greater road safety

by Faisal Mahmud August 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Thai rescue workers attend to passengers brought back to Phuket after two tourist boats sank in rough seas on July 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Kritsada Muenhawong
Posted inAT Finance, China, Middle East, Thailand, World

Thailand scrambles to ensure safety after tourist boat tragedy

by Jim Pollard July 22, 2018February 18, 2020
Reducing speed can save lives. Photo: iStock
Posted inUnited Kingdom, World

Reducing speed to save lives works, says WHO

by Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun and Michael Bloomberg May 12, 2017February 18, 2020
Vital Strategies drunk driving campaign still. Photo: YouTube Screenshot
Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam, World

Ho Chi Minh City confronts its drinking and driving epidemic

by Tom Carroll November 18, 2016November 18, 2016

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