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DEADLY VOTES: The deaths from road accidents increase in US on presidential election days.

DEADLY VOTES: The deaths from road accidents increase in US on presidential election days.

Voting can cost you your life

A team of Canadian and American researchers has found that the risk of deaths from road accidents increases in the US on presidential election days. "We thought efforts that mobilize about 55 per cent of the population to vote, along with US reliance on motor vehicle travel, might result in increased fatal motor vehicle crashes during US presidential elections.

SAVING LIVES: Many lives can be saved if First Aid is given timely to victims, say experts.

First Aid: First step to saving lives

Victims of road accidents die mainly due to emergency care not being administered to them.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/first-aid-first-step-to-saving-lives/51403-17.html

HEADING FOR TROUBLE: Wheeler population has shot up by 11 per cent in Chennai.

TN CM goes soft on traffic violators

TN has earned the dubious distinction of being the number two state with the highest number of road accidents.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tn-cm-goes-soft-on-traffic-violators/42699-3.html

ROAD TO SAFETY: School students in Chennai are spreading the message of road safety.

Helmet saves life, kids tell Chennai

Two-wheeler riders in Chennai will have to wear helmets before they hop onto their vehicles from June 1.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/helmet-saves-life-kids-tell-chennai/35735-3.html

HEAD-TO-HEAD: The state govt is planning to make helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Chennai.

Now helmets compulsory on Chennai roads

The state government is planning to make helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders in Chennai.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/now-helmets-compulsory-on-chennai-roads/34046-3.html

NEW AVENUE: Now issuing driving licenses in Mumbai will be computerised.

Hi-tech license for Mumbaikars

The Maharashtra government has finally got into the act. The process of issuing driving licenses will now be computerised.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hitech-license-for-mumbaikars/28004-3.html

LICENSE TO KILL? Licenses can be got through driving schools without giving the mandatory test.

Mumbai: Heat on transport dept

Maharashtra has promised to crackdown on Mumbai's transport authorities after a CNN-IBN expose on driving licenses.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbai-heat-on-transport-dept/26994-3.html

CITY ON THE EDGE: Untrained drivers are the main reason behind the road mishaps in Mumbai.

Pay a trifle to get a 'license to kill'

CNN-IBN goes undercover to find out how shockingly easy it is to get a driving license in Mumbai.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pay-a-trifle-to-get-a-license-to-kill/26513-3.html

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