CCP/Traffic Cops not doing enough for pedestrians: Another Report About 7000 vehicles added on Goan Roads every month thats av. 233 a day? (a report in NT dtd 22/12/09 said 1.25 lacs added druing last 18 months) If Goa's population is 14 lacs then it is like more than half the populaion owns vehicles as the figure was 7,04,716 registered vehicles as on Nov..2009 In view of above, don't know what's going to happen in next 5-6 years.. More and more vehicles and less and less parking spaces? If one takes a round in the capital city, one will find some cars parked on the pavements/road sides all over the city both day and night.It is worst during the evening particularly in and around the restaurant areas.
Don't know how and why licences are issued to new restaurants etc without checking the parking areas. eg. Campal Food Court, Fidalgo food enclave etc Cars are sometimes parked in such a way that there is no space left to pass through making the pedestrian use the busy road dangerously. Don't know where has all the parking sense gone? Another thing is noted that when it says 'No Parking' on the road drivers think they can stop for hours (as long as the driver stays on his seat) allowing their wives/owners etc to do the market shopping Sometimes, our taraffic cops are right there but hardly seen taken any action. Where as, every time there is a function or exhibition at kala Academy. One lane on DB Road is illegally reserved for car parking (sometime both sides of the road). No one wants to park their car little further and come to the venue on foot but it seems everyone wants to park their cars as closer as possible.So lazy in the present generation? Whatever it is, one thing I can say Our Goa Traffic Cops are either inefficient or not strict enough or just takes the matter not serious (or make money out of it) As said, we drivers/owners also to blame. including our City fathers. Following is the selection of Parking on the Pavements http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4282140727/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4214822467/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4043773797/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3772065565/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3632425000/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3392444563/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3285718825/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3222278555/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3131081557/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3121164556/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3047926229/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2671519802/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2255398291/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4215592572/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4206172733/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4206931574/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4206930704/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4169105099/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4122780440/ costliest parking ticket? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4095823845/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4092608962/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4092563518/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4091799329/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4091798653/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4091798339/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4056900478/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4056158443/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4050778553/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4043771375/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3746960807/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3218439171/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3199547048/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3198701283/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3131082947/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim2/3047926047/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2670695913/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2670695727/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2394116435/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2329764596/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2331916400/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2255398015/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2255397723/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_dirtypanjim/2218803855/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukdirtypanjim3/4214819089/ cc to city MLA/Commissioner [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
