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Collection of bangalore traffic police CCTV videos. The Videos show accidents at major traffic junctions in the city. One thing that is common in ...
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Traffic Cops In India Using Pyramids To Combat Road Accidents | My ...
I enjoy sharing interesting articles with readers of this blog. With this in mind, a recent article which appeared in a local newspaper entitled “Traffic Cops in India to Go Mystic” has intrigued me. I therefore decided to relate it for the reading pleasure of all readers.
First and foremost, “pyramids”, which were used by the Egyptians since the early days of the Pharoahs, are said to possess “mystic” powers. “Mystic” has been explained by certain dictionaries as “something which causes a feeling of amazement”.
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Increase road safety awareness to prevent accidents: Report
Speaking to TOI, city-based road safety activist Chandmal Parmar, one of the members of the working group, said the report has in all made 22 main recommendations, many of which are significant for Pune. "One of the main targets for the government is to reduce by half the number of accidents and fatalities in the country by 2020," he said.
The committee stresses the need to inculcate self-discipline among road users by way of constant reminders such as road safety slogans, mobile tones, SMSs and so on. "Information dissemination about road safety programmes needs to be increased significantly, since most road users and managers are quite ignorant about them," the report said.
The report said there is lack of ownership among various organisations regarding road safety education and these issues are last in the priority list of road construction and traffic management departments. "Awareness on the subject should be a continuous process and not once-a-year event." The committee has urged that the traffic rule enforcement and road engineering teams need to follow the best practices from across the world. It has cited the example of how cases of drunk driving are handled in other countries, instead of letting the offenders free due to complications of third party insurance. The report has cited a best practice in the US where mothers against drunk driving often send their representatives to schools to speak to students who have attained the age where they start driving.
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