Germany Considers Making Mobile Phone Use While Driving a Felony
Germany's Verkehrsgerichtstag proposes amending §315c of the Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) to include mobile phone use while driving as a felony, following an analysis of 474,254 accidents showing that ignoring right-of-way remains the leading cause of fatal crashes.
Germany Considers Making Mobile Phone Use While Driving a Felony
Germany's Verkehrsgerichtstag proposes amending §315c of the Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) to include mobile phone use while driving as a felony, following an analysis of 474,254 accidents showing that ignoring right-of-way remains the leading cause of fatal crashes.
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36% Bias Score
German Pedestrian Accidents Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
German pedestrian accident numbers for 2023 (33,504) nearly reached 2019 levels; auto drivers were at fault in 77% of accidents, with 449 fatalities; experts suggest solutions including stricter enforcement, technological improvements, and pedestrian-prioritizing urban planning.
German Pedestrian Accidents Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
German pedestrian accident numbers for 2023 (33,504) nearly reached 2019 levels; auto drivers were at fault in 77% of accidents, with 449 fatalities; experts suggest solutions including stricter enforcement, technological improvements, and pedestrian-prioritizing urban planning.
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36% Bias Score
Greece Launches 'No Helmet, No Gas' Campaign to Reduce Motorcycle Accidents
The Greek Ministries of Health and Development, along with the Federation of Gas Station Owners, launched a campaign urging gas stations to refuse service to motorcyclists without helmets to curb the high rate of motorcycle-related head injuries, inspired by a gas station owner in Crete who implemen...
Greece Launches 'No Helmet, No Gas' Campaign to Reduce Motorcycle Accidents
The Greek Ministries of Health and Development, along with the Federation of Gas Station Owners, launched a campaign urging gas stations to refuse service to motorcyclists without helmets to curb the high rate of motorcycle-related head injuries, inspired by a gas station owner in Crete who implemen...
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Sydney Trains Eliminates Platform Falls with Rubber Gap Fillers
Sydney Trains recently completed installing 'rubber gap fillers' on over 20 platforms across the Sydney Trains network to reduce falls between trains and platforms; this follows approximately 450 falls across the network in 2023, with over 50 at Redfern Station alone, and zero falls have been report...
Sydney Trains Eliminates Platform Falls with Rubber Gap Fillers
Sydney Trains recently completed installing 'rubber gap fillers' on over 20 platforms across the Sydney Trains network to reduce falls between trains and platforms; this follows approximately 450 falls across the network in 2023, with over 50 at Redfern Station alone, and zero falls have been report...
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28% Bias Score
Mother Campaigns for UK Driving Licence Reform After Fatal Crash
Crystal Owen, whose 17-year-old son died in a car crash with three other teenagers in November 2021, is campaigning for a probationary driving period until age 20, prohibiting passengers under 25, to improve road safety in the UK.
Mother Campaigns for UK Driving Licence Reform After Fatal Crash
Crystal Owen, whose 17-year-old son died in a car crash with three other teenagers in November 2021, is campaigning for a probationary driving period until age 20, prohibiting passengers under 25, to improve road safety in the UK.
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36% Bias Score
White Bench Memorial for Road Safety in Milan
A white bench memorializing road accident victims is inaugurated in Milan, part of a nationwide initiative promoting road safety.
White Bench Memorial for Road Safety in Milan
A white bench memorializing road accident victims is inaugurated in Milan, part of a nationwide initiative promoting road safety.
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