Really a nice and useful mail..Thanx Ganesh
Ganesh M wrote:
>
>
> Courtesy: The Times of India - Chennai Edition - 30th October 2008
>
> CHENNAI: Even three days after its inauguration, vehicle users on
> Kathipara flyover are a confused lot driving on the wrong side of the
> loops and ramps due to the lack of signs and sufficient traffic
> personnel to guide motorists.
>
> The chaos on the grade separator caused the death of a senior citizen
> on Monday night, a day after the flyover was inaugurated. A
> 65-year-old businessman Balasundaram, a resident of CIT Nagar in
> Nandanam, met with an accident when he was descending the flyover
> through the wrong side to reach Anna Salai.
>
> Police said a speeding jeep headed towards Guindy hit Balasundaram,
> who was riding on a two-wheeler. He sustained head injuries and was
> rushed to Government General Hospital, where he died on Tuesday.
>
> The two-way flyover has four loops-while the first one connects the
> ramp to the flyover, the second one is for vehicles to go down to the
> ramp from the flyover. But many vehicle users take the first loop
> instead of the second to go down to the ramp.
>
> "Many vehicle users get puzzled as they don't expect two loops on the
> flyover. The loops on either side do not have any signs to guide them.
> Though there are some traffic personnel on the flyover, they are not
> available all the time," said Kumar, who uses the flyover regularly.
>
> There are also no signs to caution or prevent vehicle users on the
> ramp from taking the loops that are meant only for coming down from
> the flyover. A woman motorist was seen on Wednesday afternoon
> proceeding on the wrong side of a loop to reach the flyover. She,
> however, made a u-turn on the loop itself when she saw the oncoming
> traffic.
>
> "All four loops must have signs not only at the entry points but also
> at the exit points so that vehicles won't take the wrong loops.
> Authorities should at least paint arrows every 20 feet on the parapet
> walls to guide users," suggested Senthil, an auto driver in Guindy.
>
> Police sources said as the grade separator was inaugurated only on
> Sunday evening, signboards were yet to be installed.
>
> In yet another accident, a car hit a motorist on the grade separator
> on Tuesday. The victim was admitted to a government hospital in
> Chromepet and his condition is said to be stable.
>
> Chennai suburban traffic investigation police say they have plans to
> install 20 florescent digital signboards on the grade separator,
> besides the existing 10 signboards. "We are planning to install the
> new digital signboards by Wednesday evening. We have also posted one
> inspector, four sub-inspectors and eight constables to man the traffic
> since Sunday," assistant commissioner of police, (Guindy - Traffic), R
> Manoharan told TOI.
>
> St Thomas Mount deputy commissioner of police V Varadharaju said more
> traffic police personnel would be deployed at the grade separator.
>
>
>
> >
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