I witnessed the Road safety week with a prominent NGO directing the drivers
to wear safety belts.
I did have an altercation with the concerned Traffic Police Officer who
wanted me to wear the safety belt. Fine, I said, but how about you traffic
cops handling the left-side over-taking, wrong side turning which creates
traffic jams and accidents, how about monitoring two wheeler riders using
the busy roads as racing tracks. Your only job seems to be giving tickets
for non wearing of helmets and non- strapping of safety belts. Are these the
onliest two items in your book of TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS?
There was no answer from the Traffic Police Officer.
The government should spend some of the tax-payer's money which is collected
over challans and bookings to give regular advisories on Cable TV on the
above points instead of pocketing the amount. Mark arrows on the road to
show one way, turning, etc. Mark parking slots on the roadsides and more
specifically repair the horrible sections of the roads and highways to
atleast curtail the SHAME. One point where this is required is the road
connecting to the main trunk road Mapusa/Duler from Alankar Cinema. This
road has been a moon crater for a long time. The other is hotmixing the
stretch of the slope Panjim to Sai Circle. This entire slope is horribly
worn out and not seen hotmix for a long long time..
MLA, Ministers and Chief Ministers have been blind to see this during their
recent Assembly Session.
What a SHAME indeed.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "soter" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 10:52 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Goa's road to death
2010 saw over 12 accidents daily on Goa's roads
TNN, Feb 8, 2011, 05.12am IST
PANAJI: Despite several traffic safety drives and an increase in the number
of persons being booked for traffic violations in Goa, the state's roads
witnessed more than 12 accidents per day and six fatalities every week in
the year 2010.
While from January 1 to December 31, 2009, there were 4,164 accidents and
310 fatalities on Goa's roads, about 4572 accidents and 327 fatalities were
registered in 2010. The year 2008 saw 318 fatalities and 4,178 accidents on
Goan roads, while 2007 witnessed 322 road fatalities.................
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