If Nepal doesnt act to reduce road injuries it might lose seven percent of GDP growth in the next two decades to read on Republica website click herehttps://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/economic-case-for-road-safety/ Many United Nations member countries have extended their interests to recognize road safety as an important issue to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The number of countries with road safety related legislations, policies and strategies have increased. Some have changed the motorcycle helmet laws. Others have supported regulations to reduce speed limits in urban roads. The Global Status Report on Road Safety published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies in December 2018 reported that despite the increase in positive developments, the number of deaths on worlds roads remain unacceptably high, with an estimated 1.35 million people dy

लण्डन, १५ चैत कोभिड-१९ को महामारीपछि विश्वमा भइरहेको खोपको विकास र विस्तारले मानिसमा राहत महशुस भइरहेको अवस्था छ । तर, मानवीय व्यवहार, वातावरणीय जोखिम र वस्तु वा सेवाको दुरूपयोगका कारणले चोटपटकहरूबाट भइरहेको भौतिक, शारीरिक तथा आर्थिक क्षति हुने क्रम भने रोकिएको छैन। नेपालमा पनि सडक दुर्घटनालगायत कारणबाट वर्षेनी १६ हजारभन्दा बढीले ज्यान गुमाइरहेका छन् । दशौं लाख मानिसहर

Saving children from drowning (Published in the Kathmadu Post) Among more than 1,500 drowning deaths in Nepal in 2019, 31.8 percent were children under five. Open and easy access to water carries the principal risk to drowning. Anyone living near open water sources such as ditches, ponds, irrigation canals or rivers, and those who lack swimming skills, are at a high risk of drowning. Most drownings among toddlers or young children occur in water bodies inside or nearby their homes.Nepali media alsoperiodically reports some suchincidents. It is heartbreaking to read about child death inbuckets or similar containersof water us

सडक दुर्घटनाको महामारी: विवाह, व्रतबन्धका सवारी साधनको अनुगमन कसले गर्ने? प्रकाशितःबुधबार, मंसिर २८, २०७९१७:५२https://nepallive.com/story/297326 यसै हप्ता सोमबार र मंगलबार जाजरकोट र काभ्रेमा भएका दुर्घटना र देशभर भएका मोटरसाइकल र पैदलायात्री जोड्दा मात्रै करीब ५० जनाले अकालमा ज्यान गुमाए। यसरी नै नागरीकहरू दैनिक जीवनयापनका क्रममा एक ठाउँदेखि अर्को ठाउँसम्म यात्रा ग

Save your head, save your life A study shows that helmets are 37 percent effective in preventing deaths in motorcycle accidents, and 67 percent effective in preventing brain injuries. As the promulgation of the Road Safety Bill is very long overdue since the draft was never endorsed by the parliament, Nepals Road Safety arrangements heavily rely upon the legislative frameworks formulated to manage motorized vehicles and their operation. The prevailing Vehicle Transport Management Act and its subordinate bylaws/instruments only address the issues around licensing and vehicle registration, road signs and signaling, driving conduct, motor vehicle standards related to their import, and driver working hours. These legal documents do not concern the safety of road users, however closely related to the safety of drivers, occupants or other road users sharing road