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Joel, It's ironic that you chose to sequence you News Clippings as below. Does the news report give further details as to the speed the gentlemen were travelling at or whether they were wearing helmets ?? Does MAG maintain data on casualties re two-wheelers in Goa ? Who maintains data on traffic fatalities on Goa's roads ? Some billboards ought to be erected around Goa with data from traffic casualties to remind us to drive more safely. Maybe some corporate entities could start/join the campaign and post data re traffic fatalities alongwith their commercials on some of those (some people call them) ugly hoardings along Goa's highways. Maybe that will permit MAG's membership take a different perspective on traffic safety and at the same time enlighten people to pressure the Government to do something about enforcing traffic regulations and improving road safety. - Bosco > GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS > March 15, 2003 > > TIME TO TAKE OFF HELMET: Motorcyclists riding vehicles with an engine capacity of 150 cc or less and maintaining the 40 kmph speed limit need not wear helmets. A notification to this effect was issued on March 14 by Director of Transport DA Hawaldar in a bid to put an end to the issue that threatened to snowball into a major controversy. While the Motorcycle Action Group praised the notification saying that it would encourage people to drive slowly and carefully, one police officer ridiculed the amendment saying that the blood of all those who had died and will die is in the hands of the government. (GT) > > TWO DIE IN MISHAP: Two persons died while three others were injured in separate incidents in Ponda on Tuesday. The first casualty was one Laxmikant Naik (26) of Bandora, when the motorbike he was driving collided head-on with another bike coming in the opposite direction. Laximikant died on the way to the hospital, while pillion rider Bharat Naik (23) succumbed to injuries on Wednesday. (GT) __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
