[sustran] Crossing roads a nightmare in city, admits traffic top cop: Hyderabad!!

[Kanthi Kannan]

Dear all

 

Greetings!!

 

The top traffic boss admits that crossing the road is a nightmare!! And he
plans "As part of the pedestrian-friendly policing initiative, police have
proposed measures like 'all red' signals at important road junctions and
development of a two-feet wide barricaded pathway with openings only at road
crossings on a suitable road stretch by next year."

 

So how will a two feet pathway help? And what does "all red" signals mean?

 

We have been having a dialogue with the police boss and he does seem to
understand the issues that we are putting across but the meaning of traffic
according to him is only vehicular movement. This probably is the same
problem across the country. 

 

We need to campaign harder and make our thoughts better known. 

 

Thanks

 

Kanthi

 

 

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Crossing-roads-a-nightmare
-in-city-admits-traffic-top-cop/articleshow/11248277.cms

 

Eight road accidents
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/road-accidents>  occur in the city
every day, causing injuries to at least seven and resulting in one or two
fatalities. Up to December 23, 2,590 road accidents had occurred in the city
in which 2,481 persons suffered injuries and 426 lost their lives. 

With 27.18 lakh two-wheelers choking the roads in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy
districts, they have been found to be involved in most accidents. In fact,
two-wheeler riders were guilty in 761 cases, closely followed by
four-wheeler drivers, who are listed as accused in 735 offences. While 55
persons lost their lives in the accidents they caused, RTC bus drivers were
in the third position for their involvement in 284 offences. 

Two-wheeler riders also constituted majority of victims (1,159) which is
roughly 44% of the total number. This year, 972 pedestrians (38%) died in
road accidents. Reeling out statistics at a media briefing here on Sunday,
additional commissioner of police C V Anand said crossing the road in
Hyderabad was a nightmare for pedestrians. "We have posted constables at a
few busy road crossings like Greenlands to help pedestrians, but it is
dangerous even for police personnel. Without security personnel stopping the
traffic, it is even difficult for me to cross the busy roads," the
additional CP admitted. 

As part of the pedestrian-friendly policing initiative, police have proposed
measures like 'all red' signals at important road junctions and development
of a two-feet wide barricaded pathway with openings only at road crossings
on a suitable road stretch by next year. According to the top traffic cop,
the special drive against drunken drivers would be intensified in the near
future as they would be getting 30 more breathalysers soon.