<div>I am from the UPPAL area and it is an everyday affair that drivers (not just lorries and not just UPPAL) drive with one hand on the steering wheel and one hand on the horn, whic makes controling the vehicles problematic and I won't be surprised if it is the case here again. As Corlos mentioned earlier, this could very well be an issue of discipline, driving patterns, and drivers behaviour. Besides construction of NHs we need more communications and awareness on safety and safe driving. </div> <div> </div> <div>Here is an article on CNN principal voices today by Prof. Geetam Tiwari at IIT Delhi.</div> <div><b></b> </div> <div><b><a href="http://www.principalvoices.com/2006/urbanization/geetam.tiwari.white.paper.html">http://www.principalvoices.com/2006/urbanization/geetam.tiwari.white.paper.html</a></b></div> <div> </div> <div>Sarath<br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/7/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Sunny</b> <<a href="mailto:sksunny@gmail.com">sksunny@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div style="DIRECTION: ltr">Dear All,<br><br>The following news is abt an incident (accident) that took place on a National highway (NH-9) which I mentioned earlier in my mail and also a part of the "Golden Quadrilateral Project" that is in discussion on our list. <br><br>Sunny<br><br><font color="blue" size="4"><b>Three burnt alive in road accident in A.P. </b></font> <p align="justify">Staff Reporter </p> <p></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify">CHOWTUPPAL: Three persons, including a two-year-old boy and his mother, were killed in a road accident when a speeding lorry ran over two motorcycles near Khaitapuram village in Chowtuppal mandal on the National Highway No. 9 on Saturday morning. Two others were also critically injured in the accident. </p> <p align="justify">The lorry carrying a load of onions from Hyderabad to Vijayawada was totally destroyed in the fire that erupted after it hit the motorcycles and dragged them along for over a distance of 70 feet. The impact was such that sparks flew as the motorcycles were dragged and the petrol tanks burst and soon fire engulfed the lorry. </p> <p align="justify">As the morning traffic on the busy highway screeched to a halt and the passengers watched in horror, bodies of three motorcyclists caught fire. The lorry crew have fled. Fire engines brought the fire under control. <br></p> <p align="justify">Source: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/07/stories/2006050704360600.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/07/stories/2006050704360600.htm </a><br></p></div></blockquote></div>