India stands tall among the nations that have high fatal accidents on their roads. For instance Chennai city alone has seen fatal road accidents in the year 2011.
But it seems that all of us have decided that nothing can be done on this crisis and move on with expressing sympathies for the victims. In yesterday's accident in Chennai, involving students one of the victim's father too was a road accident victim. However close the accidents are- the enormous number of persons losing their lives, the high frequency levels they occur with unfailing regularity- nothing moves the policy planners.
Our roads are the living places for all of us. The motor-machine has to compete for its space.
They are used as market places throughout the nation without any exemption. Farmers use the roads to dry, thresh, and for many more activities. Simply ROADS IN INDIA ARE ALSO USED FOR TRAVELLING PURPOSES. N.B. They become rivers during heavy rains and an auditorium for addressing meetings of different hues.
No time for anyone to read and lament. Let there be some action.
1. Make our roads free from shops.
2. Allow not even mobile hawkers to sell their goods on roads.
3. Plan wide roads of 100 feet and more everywhere.
4. Regulate the driving schools and give them space to give training
5. Discard old vehicles (20 year or more)
6. Revisit road rules and be severe on violators
7. DRAFT LAWS TO ATTACH THE PROPERTIES OF DRUNKEN DRIVERS
8. IF THE DRIVER IS A MINOR ATTACH THE PROPERTIES OF THE PARENT
9. STOP MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TO ONE LIMITED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (CALLED CITIES)
10. Impose heavy road tax on non-essential trips
11. Declare car holidays at least once a month
12. Make HELMETS as part of the vehicle and make it mandatory for the companies to provide a provision that allows the vehicle to start only when the helmet is worn by the rider.
TO BE CONTINUED...
But it seems that all of us have decided that nothing can be done on this crisis and move on with expressing sympathies for the victims. In yesterday's accident in Chennai, involving students one of the victim's father too was a road accident victim. However close the accidents are- the enormous number of persons losing their lives, the high frequency levels they occur with unfailing regularity- nothing moves the policy planners.
Our roads are the living places for all of us. The motor-machine has to compete for its space.
They are used as market places throughout the nation without any exemption. Farmers use the roads to dry, thresh, and for many more activities. Simply ROADS IN INDIA ARE ALSO USED FOR TRAVELLING PURPOSES. N.B. They become rivers during heavy rains and an auditorium for addressing meetings of different hues.
No time for anyone to read and lament. Let there be some action.
1. Make our roads free from shops.
2. Allow not even mobile hawkers to sell their goods on roads.
3. Plan wide roads of 100 feet and more everywhere.
4. Regulate the driving schools and give them space to give training
5. Discard old vehicles (20 year or more)
6. Revisit road rules and be severe on violators
7. DRAFT LAWS TO ATTACH THE PROPERTIES OF DRUNKEN DRIVERS
8. IF THE DRIVER IS A MINOR ATTACH THE PROPERTIES OF THE PARENT
9. STOP MIGRATION OF PEOPLE TO ONE LIMITED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (CALLED CITIES)
10. Impose heavy road tax on non-essential trips
11. Declare car holidays at least once a month
12. Make HELMETS as part of the vehicle and make it mandatory for the companies to provide a provision that allows the vehicle to start only when the helmet is worn by the rider.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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