According to the orders
of the Central and State authorities the 26th National Road Safety Week – 2015
has to be observed from 11th January to 17th January 2015. Three days of this
Safety Week have passed and I see no traces of any safety and educational drive
in our Twin Cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, except for a Walkathon on
Necklace Road on 11th January. Nor do I see any improvement in the rash and
chaotic behavior of drivers, all the more among Auto rickshaw drivers and the
so called well trained drivers of State run buses. Even the helmet rule which
has become mandatory for all bike riders from 12th January is not being
observed by most riders. The general feeling is that most people of Hyderabad
do not take traffic safety rules seriously. I wish the authorities will enforce the helmet
rule very strictly at least this time. And they should also ensure that all
traffic safety rules are followed very strictly. Spend few minutes at any
traffic junction of our city and you will find violators of rules in hundreds. Many
drivers drive in a zigzag manner, park vehicles wherever they please sometimes
almost in the middle of the road causing inconvenience to fellow drivers and
causing traffic jams. They act as if
they are ignorant of the traffic signals and the safety markings on and along the
roads. This arrogance towards road safety should be punished very severely just
as in the case of drunken driving which the police have been viewing very seriously
and punishing the offenders. This strict vigilance and severe punishment of
drunken drivers has transformed, educated and alerted the people of the city.
Attached are some posters
to remind us of Road Safety practices:
Road Safety is everyone's responsibility. Here's what you can do to stay safe on the roads.
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