I agree with Naguesh that road accidents are a real serious issue here. But are we also willing to take up (i) the tendency of the middle class to go on a vehicle-buying spree in Goa (part of which is also promoted by expat remittances and government staff earnings, among other things) (ii) the collapse of the public transport system... which never really worked in Goa unlike in parts of India, since it went straight from colonial to privatised with only mild part-nationalisation pro-commuter initiatives here. If we have parking woes and crowded roads, it is also (in large part) because we have too many private vehicles, and too little of efficient public transport, isn't it? Or will we just keep arguing over issues in a manner that blames everyone-but-us? FN
2009/11/27 Bernice Pereira <[email protected]>: > Naguesh Bhatkar has rightly pointed out reasons for road accidents in Goa. > One major reason also for these accidents is drinking and driving. There is > some amount of control on drunken drivers in Mumbai due to the ban and if > found drunk. they are put behind the slammer. In Goa there is no such ban, > no speed limit. the roads are narrow (including the highways), It's a haven > fror people of other states (in addition to the locals themselves) to get > drunk and exercise their control (or lack of it) on the wheel. Nobody cares. > The more deaths the merrier it appears. Very terrifying. -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism ANOTHER GOA: http://tiny.cc/anothergoa
