Interviewers and supervisors going to conduct “Exit-poll” on constituencies and polling stations on the day of presidential elections at Baku and Absheron region were involved to trainings from 12th to 16th of September. On trainings conducted in different times the persons going to conduct “Exit-poll” surveys at polling stations on the election day at Yasamal, Sabayel, Binagadi, Sabunchu, Nizami, Nasimi, Azizbayov and Narimanov districts of Baku. During these trainings their tasks and responsibilities were explained to interviewers and supervisors. At the same time the participants became familiar with relevant documents planned to be used during “Exit-poll” on the voting day. They were provided with details on rules of how to fill in these documents. The trainers answered to the questions asked by the participants at the end of the trainings. Davamı →

Officials of the President Administration, the Cabinet of Ministers, Milli Mejlis (parliament), Ministries of Defense and other corresponding ministries and departments, Ombudsman apparatus, Executive Authority of Baku and surrounding areas, NGO representatives and journalists were invited to the action. Head of the ELS IRC Mrs. Irada Yagubova has presented the results of the conducted monitoring. Davamı →

The number of senior drivers is expected to soar by 70 percent in the next 20 years but many adults are reluctant to talk to their aging parents about their driving abilities.
They would prefer to discuss and plan their parent’s funeral rather than question whether their mother or father should still get behind the wheel, according to a new released survey.
“As the number of seniors on the road increases, so does their exposure to fatal accidents, so we really need to deal with some of the issues seniors are facing on the road in terms of impaired eye sight and mobility,” said John Kennedy, executive director of National Safety Council (NSC) Defensive Driving Programs, which commissioned the study. Davamı →

In Russia during the years 2008 – 2009 will be created the system of video fixation of violation of traffic rules integrated with data base of vehicles. The data base includes: persons attracted to criminal responsibility for violation of traffic rules, stolen cars, as well as database of Saving bank (SberBank) and “Russian Post office”. According to deputy chief of department of provision of traffic safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Vladimir Kuzin till 2012 the presented example is going to be applied in regions of Russia too. Davamı →

Drivers in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland are turning to inflatable passengers to try and beat transit lane rules. Blow-up dolls, shop mannequins and dogs dressed up as children have all been used to try and justify driving in lanes where vehicles are required to have at least three occupants.
Drivers caught trying to beat the system are fined NZ$150 ($114). Davamı →