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China adopts amendment to road traffic law, emphasizing “respect to life”

STOPandGO — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:29:58 +0000

Aiming to deal with growing problems caused by the sheer number of vehicles and pedestrians flooding its roads, the Chinese government has adopted a new set of traffic laws that emphasize “respect to life”. The new rules provide for minimal liability for persons involved in accidents that are not their fault. The new rules go into effect May 1, 2008.

China adopts amendment to road traffic law, emphasizing “respect to life”

Exaggerating number killed by drunken drivers

STOPandGO — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:06:15 +0000

The claim that drunken drivers kill 15,000 people each year is simply not true (“Pet bill of MADD still lacks support,” Nov. 26). The majority of these deaths consist of drunken drivers killing themselves. Many more of the “alcohol-related” fatalities reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration involve drunken pedestrians struck by sober drivers, and accidents in which a passenger is drunk but the driver is sober. “Alcohol-related” is not tantamount to “alcohol-caused.”

Exaggerating number killed by drunken drivers

Study ties Daylight Savings, pedestrian deaths

STOPandGO — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:02:03 +0000

After clocks are turned back this weekend, pedestrians walking during the evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed by cars than before the time change, two scientists calculate.

Study ties Daylight Savings, pedestrian deaths