Coimbatore: Commuters, get in a position to slowdown. The city traffic police are all set to put in as many as 27 extra computerized traffic indicators around the city within a month to reduce fatal accidents.
Deputy commissioner of police Sujit Kumar (traffic) told TOI that the move was to reduce the rate of the vehicles in city limits. "We plan to reduce the number of fatal accidents in every month to below 10," he said.
"As of now the city has 51 traffic signals. We conducted a study to reduce the fatal accidents. We found that many junctions in the city did not have traffic signals. So motorists were driving their vehicles in rash and negligent manner in these areas," said Sujit Kumar.
The 27 puts are: Chinniyampalayam junction, RG Pudur Junction, Thottipalayam Pirivu, Goldwins, Kalapatti -Nehru Nagar junction, Kamarajar Road - Varadharajapuram junction, SIHS Colony junction on Trichy road, Vasantha Mill junction, Venkatalakshmi School junction, Perks college junction, Olympus, Ramakrishnapuram -Vilankurichi Road junction on Sathyamangalam road, Saravanampatti -Kalapatti Road junction, Sathyamangalam road -Thudiyalur junction, Vysial Street -KG Street junction, Sukrawarpet - Mill road junction, Mettupalayam road - Ramachandra Road junction, Oppanakkara Street -Edayar Street junction, Sungam Bypass road - Link road junction, Thadagam Road - Kovilmedu junction, infront of Mettupalayam road new bus stand entry and go out level, Perur road -Sivalaya junction, Pollachi Road - Eachanari junction, Palakkad road - Kuniyamuthur junction and Palakkad road - Kuniyamuthur -Kurichi Pirivu junction.
"We plan to complete the installation of new traffic signals within a month of period. After that, the vehicle speed will be reduced in the city," said Sujit Kumar.
Deputy commissioner of police Sujit Kumar (traffic) told TOI that the move was to reduce the rate of the vehicles in city limits. "We plan to reduce the number of fatal accidents in every month to below 10," he said.
"As of now the city has 51 traffic signals. We conducted a study to reduce the fatal accidents. We found that many junctions in the city did not have traffic signals. So motorists were driving their vehicles in rash and negligent manner in these areas," said Sujit Kumar.
The 27 puts are: Chinniyampalayam junction, RG Pudur Junction, Thottipalayam Pirivu, Goldwins, Kalapatti -Nehru Nagar junction, Kamarajar Road - Varadharajapuram junction, SIHS Colony junction on Trichy road, Vasantha Mill junction, Venkatalakshmi School junction, Perks college junction, Olympus, Ramakrishnapuram -Vilankurichi Road junction on Sathyamangalam road, Saravanampatti -Kalapatti Road junction, Sathyamangalam road -Thudiyalur junction, Vysial Street -KG Street junction, Sukrawarpet - Mill road junction, Mettupalayam road - Ramachandra Road junction, Oppanakkara Street -Edayar Street junction, Sungam Bypass road - Link road junction, Thadagam Road - Kovilmedu junction, infront of Mettupalayam road new bus stand entry and go out level, Perur road -Sivalaya junction, Pollachi Road - Eachanari junction, Palakkad road - Kuniyamuthur junction and Palakkad road - Kuniyamuthur -Kurichi Pirivu junction.
"We plan to complete the installation of new traffic signals within a month of period. After that, the vehicle speed will be reduced in the city," said Sujit Kumar.
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