Sentences with phrase «road safety has»

But like «climate change», road safety has been over-run by the «think of the children» brigade and in the process logic, common sense and plain good practice have been tossed aside to placate the loudest speaker making the most outrageous clams, despite significant evidence to the contrary, and anyone who dares to question the received wisdom of these self - appointed «experts» is (metaphorically at least) tarred and feathered and completely ignored — to the detriment of the very people these «experts» think they are helping.
The Federal government's Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics has worked out the effect of price changes on petrol use, and the Federal Office of Road Safety has shown there is a link between fuel use and fatal accidents.
The committee claims that the government's overall progress in addressing road safety has been «disappointing».
According to him, a new module on road safety had been developed, in partnership with the National Road Safety Commission, to recruit 1,000 road safety assistants, while another 7,000 people would work as cooperative officers to encourage the youth to form cooperative associations.
At a time when there are changes to sentencing practice, a more consistent, logical approach which gives the public confidence in driver deterrence and road safety would have been welcomed.

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The province said in a release that approach would allow for a uniform standard for all truck drivers in the province and make road safety the No. 1 priority in issuing licences.
Perth - based Braziron has announced plans to delist from the ASX and leave the resources industry through the reverse takeover of a private road safety barriers business in a deal worth $ 6.3 million.
«The limit on the A406 Gunnersbury Avenue has been reduced to 30mph from 40mph to ensure the safety of all road users and contractors working onsite to upgrade Power Road Briroad users and contractors working onsite to upgrade Power Road BriRoad Bridge.
The carmaker has also published an extensive safety report to facilitate the process of getting a Level 5 autonomous vehicle — the highest level — on the road.
Most of the group's spending was on advertising, including a commercial that argued public spending on broadband would pre-empt spending on roads and public safety.
«Significant work has been done to ensure that our province's road safety will not be compromised,» said Del Duca.
And with the recent Uber accident, the hot - button issue of road safety vis - à - vis autonomous technology has been pressed once more.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, some of the smallest cars on the road have the highest driver fatality rates.
«We would argue, that to be considered the safest vehicle on the road, it should earn a «Good» rating from the IIHS as well as a five - star safety rating from NHTSA,» Zuby said.
During the early phase of self - driving vehicle testing, Arizona refrained from adding new restrictions on companies testing on state roads, Biesty said, adding they did not believe any new regulations would add to safety.
For example: During the week ending March 8, the 43 active cars on the road only drove an average of close to 0.8 miles before the safety driver had to take over for one reason or another.
Since its inception, America's Road Team has impressed upon millions of drivers the trucking industry's safety record, essentiality, and professionalism.
Cars are driving around our roads at the moment with a safety attendant on board with the car driving itself... We have said by 2021 we want to see on Britain's roads genuine driverless vehicles,» he said.
Everyone who uses the roads has a role to play in safety.
we would further clog those roads for the people in South Florida who need to get to safety, too.
Even if it were realistic for her family to move, «we would further clog those roads for the people in South Florida who need to get to safety, too.
Road Safety campaigns have been a feature of our lives since the government starting trying to cut casualty rates in the 1970s.
In the months since these top engineers have left, the 43 self - driving cars Uber had on the roads as of March 8 saw little progress when it came to decreasing the frequency of disengagements — or how many times a safety driver would have to take back control of the system.
«This has been weeks and weeks of those vehicles on the road for no apparent reason, and it's a huge public safety risk.
As is required for Uber's autonomous test vehicles operating on public roads, the AV had a safety driver at the wheel.
One participant gave an analogy of judging road - safety regulatory bodies solely on the number of crashes, saying their response would be to «[make] all roads five miles per hour.»
What is clear is that the crash - and the safety questions it raises - have contributed to a tough week for Tesla and others who want to make cars that drive themselves ubiquitous on American roads.
In this parable, an at - risk Jewish man — having been mugged and beaten and left vulnerable to further abuse on the side of the road — is rescued, escorted to safety and loved back to life by his religious opposite, a Samaritan.
This would be somewhat analogous to an erupting volcano in a populated area with one road to safety and Jesus telling all people to go down this road to save themselves.
Let a kitten suddenly cross the road on which you have been driving absentmindedly, and your previously absent mind will return in a flash, to take over control, to make a rapid decision whether to run over the kitten or risk the safety of your passengers.
«We saw the Food Safety Modernization Act coming down the road, and we could have buried our head in the sand and said, «We'll deal with that when it comes,»» she recalls.
In addition, the company has hired two full - time safety and compliance professionals to monitor the fleet and ensure the company puts vehicles on the road that are always safe and productive, Sullivan says.
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal — a new body associated with the Fair Work Commission — is considering a proposed comprehensive order that would set rules and pay scales for transport workers in the retail sector.
The new campaign would be led by the National Road Safety Committee, with support from a coalition of industries directly affected by drink driving.
Since 2015 IARD has been working alongside the Cambodian Red Cross, Union of Youth Federation of Cambodia (UYFC), Cambodia Scouts, teachers, students, and local authorities, organizing road safety campaigns focused on the consequences of drink driving.
Sure you can have him available as a slot corner, or to replace Sherman down the road, but imo the best use of his skills is safety.
Todt has been a staunch advocate for road safety during his time as FIA president, and having one of F1s biggest names getting away with deliberate contact wouldn't reflect too well on that.
While both Old Trafford and Anfield have under - soil heating, the club will be keen to protect the safety of fans if there is heavy snow on the roads around the stadiums.
The Hornets are nine points above safety, having played one game more than Southampton, but will be overtaken by Palace if their opponents win at Vicarage Road on Saturday.
Naturally the behaviour has set off road safety experts and anyone else that wants to stick the knife in.
Two defeats within a week has landed Bolton in a spot of bother after earlier looking on the road to safety.
So if Ian Holloway is to guide the Tangerines to safety in an act some believe would be deserving of the Manager of the Year accolade, surely this revival in fortunes will come at Bloomfield Road and nowhere else.
BOB Sport Utility Duallie stroller has a padded handlebar, with the safety strap on the handlebar makes you feel comfortable when walking around, especially on the descent road.
Educate your child by going through some signs on sites such as MySafetySign, who have pictures of all the major road safety signs.
We've been working with Maxi - Cosi and last week went on a mini road trip across south London with our new 2WayPearl car seat to find out if we'd installed it correctly and see what goes on behind the scenes at Good Egg Safety car seat safety cSafety car seat safety csafety checks.
With the coming of the computer age and the development of computer games, Wii, PlayStation and the like, parents are not only dealing with less space for their children to run and play, also with safety issues from human wickedness as well as massively increased traffic on the roads, but they now too have to pull their children away from sedentary entertainment like those listed above and find ways to keep them more active.
I would like to point out that the concerns you state regarding food safety drove, to a large extent, my father's policy of eating fast food when we were on the road during vacation season.
But in voting against the plan, Byrne and Trustees Thom Koch Jr. and Rick Duros cited neighborhood concerns.Parents living near the Warrington Road entrance of the 68 - acre park said they were concerned the additional cars entering the expanded parking lot would pose a safety threat to children playing in the area.
David Yocca, director of landscape architecture for CDF, said any changes to Lenox Road would seek to preserve the trees and their root systems, slow traffic and improve access and safety for pedestrians.
This stroller has five point adjustable harnesses to assure kids safety while taking them for rides on terrains and on sloppy roads.
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