[Goanet] RIBANDAR - PANAJI ROAD A DEATH TRAP

2010-08-19 Thread JoeGoaUk
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2010-08-16 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
damn, especially if the owners are rich enough to trade-in their vehicles soon enough or the vehicles are not their own. - Original Message > From: George Pinto > To: estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list > Sent: Mon, 16 August, 2010 2:29:45 PM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] RI

Re: [Goanet] RIBANDAR - PANAJI ROAD A DEATH TRAP

2010-08-16 Thread George Pinto
Tony, yes it must be legally done. However groups like the LIONS, ROTARY, can fund it (in exchange for having their name on some nearby Board advertising Road safety) and this way perhaps it can be done quicker. I have been on that road in Feb this year and was amazed there wasn't complete carna

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2010-08-16 Thread Tony de Sa
George Pinto wrote: Aires, won't a few speed bumps do the trick? Inexpensive solution which can be done by the locals (Lions, Rotary Clubs)? George Comment: Sorry George - that's a no no. Requires a Collector's Order (which in turn requires a Panchayat resolution and an inspection by Traffic Pol

Re: [Goanet] RIBANDAR - PANAJI ROAD A DEATH TRAP

2010-08-16 Thread George Pinto
Aires, won't a few speed bumps do the trick? Inexpensive solution which can be done by the locals (Lions, Rotary Clubs)? George --- On Sun, 8/15/10, Aires Rodrigues wrote: > The reckless speeding and overtaking by buses on this road > especially on the Ribandar – Panaji causeway is a matter of

[Goanet] RIBANDAR - PANAJI ROAD A DEATH TRAP

2010-08-15 Thread Aires Rodrigues
21 year old Nimesh Kholkar is the latest casualty of the treacherous Ribandar – Panaji road. The stretch of road from the Goa Institute of Management right to Panaji is in a pathetic state. The potholes are countless. The repairs over the years have been sub-standard. PWD Minister Churchill Alemao