Twelve deaths in 72 hours devastates Goa

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In a span of a few hours, Goa’s golden image has been smashed and covered with the blood of accident victims. It feels like a curse has descended upon the State, as since Sunday, April 16, 12 people’s lives have been snuffed out due to rash and negligent driving in Goa. Deadly days and deaths in […]

Bike accident at Neura Goa involves three?

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Shocking revelations!!! There are many rumours about the series of events that led to the tragic accident at Neura. One of the rumours suggests that the boys were participating in bike stunts on that fateful night. Apparently, Banesh Sawant aka Bala wasn’t a part of the act. It is said that a local from Neura spotted […]

Traffic Cell, Curchorem leading the way in road safety & cleanliness

Traffic Cell, Curchorem

The Traffic Cell, Curchorem has adopted the Guardian Angel High School, Curchorem, Goa, under the “Swachch Bharat, Nitoll Goem” campaign. In addition, the Traffic Cell, Curchorem also implemented its unique “Nirmoll Monar Xisticho Chonvor” road safety education programme at the school it has adopted. Around 200 odd students of class X of the school attended […]

Guardian angels on Goan roads

Goan roads

The grim reaper has been busy taking lives on Goan roads. However, Goa’s guardian angels have been working tirelessly to reduce the number of fatalities in the State. One such guardian angel is Dy.S.P. (Security) Edwin M.S. Colaco, who began ‘Have a safe day’. This unique road safety initiative was conceptualized and executed by him […]

The grim reaper strikes on Goan roads

Goan roads

The grim reaper has been a busy soul during 2016, especially on Goan roads. Last year, 331 road accident related deaths have been recorded. The grim reaper also snatched 311 lives in 2015 and 290 in 2014. Goa is famous for being a 365-day holiday destination. Yet, picturesque Goan roads are stained by the 4304 […]

Implementation of new rule : Only 50cc bikes for 16-18 year olds

Prior to the implementation of a new rule, minors were granted learning licences after attaining 16 years and could ride non-geared two-wheelers. There was no control or guidelines over the cc of the vehicle at that time. But over the years there has been a rise in the death rate caused due to two-wheeler accidents. Mainly involving […]

Youth involved in most road mishaps –Truth or Hoax?

DM (Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s) Higher Secondary School, Assagao recently organised a road safety program to create awareness among students. RTO Inspector Minesh Tar spoke at the function. RTO Inspector Minesh Tar stated that youth mostly ignore traffic rules which lead to road accidents. He also mentioned that there has been an unusual rise in road accidents […]

Who to blame for the unsafe Goan roads?

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Goan roads in the past few days have seen many spine chilling accidents. These accidents have cost many people their lives, besides the fact that they may have left many injured. The number of road accidents in Goa has gone up for the year 2015 to 4338  with 311 deaths. In comparison to the previous […]