DatelineDelhi-3May 5, 2014

Once again, it is the turn of Supreme Court to turn the harsh spotlight on the issue of road safety. Its direction to set up a three member committee to pursue the goal of improving road safety and help the country get out the dubious distinction of topping the highest road accident nation in the world is timely – because within the next fortnight there will be a new government at the centre and therefore new goal-setting will set in motion. Road safety, given apex court’s concern, will ignite interest again. Let’s hope so.

Road accidents and highway signs are interlinked. A recent ASDC dipstick survey revealed that truck drivers’ awareness and knowledge of highway signages is poor. Leave alone their ignorance! Look at this prominent signage on the road to Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra. Can anything be read of this prominent highway signpost? Illegible? Not at all. Invisible, 100% National highway or state highway, there is a total lack of seriousness among officials.

Dateline Delhi-2

May 3, 2014

3 May, 2014Gud day.

We, Indians, don’t care about our lives.

Adventurous? Nonsense. Foolhardy.

Look at these bunch of youngsters travelling on the roof top of speeding Haryana State Road Transport bus on the Gurgaon -Sohna Road.

Nothing to hold/grip in case of any emergency. How in the first place, the conductor & driver of the state government bus permitted this unsafe travel is a moot question.

Road safety is something none is bothered about in India. Shame.

Sad too.

Now, look at this. Heavy Commercial Vehciles, loaded with mountain rocks for use in laying roads in Haryana, move around uncovered. Not one HCV or two.

Hundreds. Day in day out. Till the Patli-Manesar-Paliwal link road is completed. How soon? No idea.

What if these unhinged stones were to fall off on the passing vehicles? Who cares.

Road Safety is just a slogan to be shouted out and debated in panel discussions and through massive advertising campaign once a week/fortnight every January.

Beyond that. Nothing.

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DatelineDelhi-1May 2, 2014

2 May, 2014

Hello,

Gud day.

Former Home Secretary G K Pillai, who at some point of time in his career has donned the hat of Transport Secretary in Govt of India, writes In Indian Express about lack of seriousness on road safety by all stakeholders. Read here : http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rules-for-the-road/

It’s true that we, Indians, do not take road safety seriously.

Another story of interest in the same road safety arena appears in Hindustan Times, Delhi Edition.

Delhi Police has given a list of 3,000 commercial vehicle drivers to Delhi Transport department for various violations with a request that these drivers be taken off road. This became possible after introducing e-challan which made tracking easier.

Take a look at the list:-Drunken Driving – 92-Without Permit - 698-Driving Without Fitness – 869-Driving Without Driving Licence – 2404-Permit Violation – 2830

Will Transport Department concede the Delhi Police request? Doubtful.

Why? Rampant corruption.