Comments: When I was returning home after addressing the Anti-Mopa meeting at Cortalim on April fool's day, a one-eyed trailer truck, similar to the one in this accident case or perhaps the same truck was trying to overtake my Maruti 800 from O'Coqueiro to the Mapusa Junction where I take the right to go off the NH-17. Believe me it was at times, bumper to bumper running. I become adamant when I see rash driving and immediately reduce or increase my speed so that the vehicle behind cannot rashly overtake. Unfortunately, I couldn't jot down the registration number. It did occur to me later that I should have done that and alerted the non-existent traffic police of Goa especially after 6 P.M. It is believed that the same truck had a hit and run case at Banda a few days ago. I shall be calling the Mapusa police to find out if it was on 1st. April, 2006. If it is, and approximately at 10 P.M. or around that time, then the responsibility for this accident and the deaths must be fixed absolutely and categorically on the Goa Police because if they had caught this trucker with just one head-light, 2 days ago, this tragedy would not have happened and 2 Goans would not have lost their lives.
I just got on to the Mapusa Police Station. It is confirmed that the truck responsible for this accident has a hit and run case at Banda before it came into Goa. That the drivers put off one head-lights in the nights to save on the battery. Therefore, I have asked the police person who was on the line if the police is not sleeping on the job. He accepts that and has the gall to say that it is the Traffic Police. Ha' Ha' I just tried to get the SP Traffic Mr. A.V. Despande on the line (Ph. 2426580/ 9822486565. Since I was not getting him on his mobile, I called the Office number. I am told that he is presently attending a meeting with the Collector. Rightly so, his mobile is off. I asked to speak to his junior the DY. S.P. The constable Bicholkar tells me that he too is not around. Therefore I spoke to Bicholkar himself. He confirmed that the truckers are putting off one head-light to save the battery. When asked why these guys are not challaned, he has the cheek to tell me that the traffic police do not have duty in the night. To that I shouted and told him to tell his boss to send all the traffic cops on leave during the day too because we do not need them if they cannot mind the roads at night where our Goans get cut down more during the night than during day time. I just can't wait to get the ears of the SP traffic himself. floriano goasuraj Check-out the Road Map for Goa at www.goasu-raj.org, the Road Safety at Chapter VII (5) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jee Rebello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:11 PM Subject: [Goanet] Accident at Guirim, innocent lives lost > Saftey on Roads in Goa. > > Another fatal accident in Guirim, near Tiklo Pump, and two more innocent > lives, father and the son have perished under the wheels of a sppeding truck. > The mother, another girl and a young child still struggling for life in the > hospital. Apparently, the truck that knocked off the Maruti, carrying the ill- > fated family, was in high speed and riding on the wrong side of the driving > zone with only one of its head lights functioning. > Why such disasters keep happening on roads in Goa? > Why is that nobody is doing anything about it? > Why this inefficient government, the NGOs or the public in Goa is not doing > anything to save the precious lives? > why can't the authoraties, I mean the traffic department and the govt. cannot > do atleast the minumum? > Is Mr. Madkaikar, the transport minister busy only making illegal money. Why > at least they don't try to do the following? > > 1. Try to inculcate disciplined driving through awareness and also by geuinely > imposing regular fines. At least by cunsensus, keep curruption out of > ticketing and during petrolling on roads! > 2. Marking lanes on high streets and imposing heavy fines for the offenders. > 3. Police petrolling during night time to catch the offenders such as the > truck in the above case. > 4. Imposing safety restrictions such as using safety belts, helmets, side > indicators, etc. And to see that people follow these rules or impose heavy > fines and confiscate the vehicles. And strictly following trafic rules. > 5. Why is that govt. after govt. is trying to outdo one another to be populist > and friendly to a careless rider at the cost of public safety. > > Please the Govt. of Goa do something, save innocent lives being crushed uner > the wheels on the streets of goa. > Goanneters, your family members and friends, please ride your vehicles > safely, use all the saftey devices and strictly follow the trafic rules. > Please spread the message. > > Regards > Yyuki _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
