GURUGRAM: Sunday morning’s accident that left two other people useless and an airline pilot severely injured, has brought consideration back to the state of protection in Gurugram’s underpasses, which have change into speeding zones in keeping with street protection professionals who believe bikers and automobile drivers velocity within underpasses.
In the underpasses on NH-8, together with ones at Rajiv Chowk and Signature Tower, the assigned velocity prohibit is 30kmph, whilst in ones at Cyber City and Golf Course Road, it’s 50kmph.
According to officers, on Sunday morning, the driving force of the Scorpio that led to the accident, had probably arrived from the Mehrauli Road flyover, and used to be using in opposition to Cyber City, when he all of sudden modified his thoughts and determined to speed in opposition to Sikanderpur, coming into the underpass on the fallacious facet, causing the accident.
Road protection officer Navdeep Singh mentioned the intensity of the head-on crash, and the resultant fatalities, were the result of both vehicles being pushed at velocity. “On moderate, drivers ply on maximum underpasses at 80kmph, in spite of instructions to power at lower speeds,” he mentioned.
According to Singh, using down the fallacious facet in underpasses is common, and that he had not too long ago faced a state of affairs very similar to the one who grew to become fatal on Sunday, in an U-turn underpass in Cyber City. Besides, officers mentioned minor accidents keep taking place on this underpass, but weren't recorded as they weren't fatal.
“Wrong facet using is unhealthy and is among the main causes of accidents across the nation. In underpasses, particularly ones with U-turns, it turns into extra unhealthy as other people power at velocity and there is not any space to all of sudden change lanes,” he mentioned.
Officials maintained there are ‘No access’ signs positioned on the entries to the fallacious sides of the entire city’s underpasses. DLF officers mentioned CCTV cameras are already being installed in underpasses and main junctions. Work has completed in two U-turn underpasses and a 3rd underpass in Cyber City, whilst they're recently being installed within the Sikanderpur underpass, officers mentioned.
An accident during which a biker used to be killed in Sikanderpur underpass in December 2017 had put the highlight on bikers. But street protection professionals cautioned that bikers can’t be stored out of underp-asses, so creating particular lanes for them should be considered. “Unless enforcement is strict, bikers will enter underpasses. Either there should be lanes designated for bikers, or site visitors police should keep a test on underpasses round the clock, which is not imaginable,” mentioned a street protection expert.
Evacuation plan for underpasses all over contingencies like a natural calamity, has no longer been submitted to the district administration, in spite of orders via deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh all over a street protection meeting on February 22.
TOI had reported on March 16 that not one of the city’s 15 underpasses have an evacuation plan.
Traffic law enforcement officials mentioned an interceptor has been placed on Golf Course Road and tasks allocated to law enforcement officials at various locations and occasions of day.
But citizens mentioned enforcement is deficient, particularly at night, when site visitors law enforcement officials are hardly ever visual.
“Driving on fallacious facet is common in Gurugram,” mentioned an consumer, responding to a TOI tweet. Another one mentioned, “Plz care for it sooner than it takes extra lives. Need stricter punishments for rule breakers.”
A DLF spokesperson mentioned, “We’re coordinating with authorities to peer what can also be carried out to forestall such accidents in long term. Traffic police have required expertise, and we’ll abide via their instructions.”
In the underpasses on NH-8, together with ones at Rajiv Chowk and Signature Tower, the assigned velocity prohibit is 30kmph, whilst in ones at Cyber City and Golf Course Road, it’s 50kmph.
According to officers, on Sunday morning, the driving force of the Scorpio that led to the accident, had probably arrived from the Mehrauli Road flyover, and used to be using in opposition to Cyber City, when he all of sudden modified his thoughts and determined to speed in opposition to Sikanderpur, coming into the underpass on the fallacious facet, causing the accident.
Road protection officer Navdeep Singh mentioned the intensity of the head-on crash, and the resultant fatalities, were the result of both vehicles being pushed at velocity. “On moderate, drivers ply on maximum underpasses at 80kmph, in spite of instructions to power at lower speeds,” he mentioned.
According to Singh, using down the fallacious facet in underpasses is common, and that he had not too long ago faced a state of affairs very similar to the one who grew to become fatal on Sunday, in an U-turn underpass in Cyber City. Besides, officers mentioned minor accidents keep taking place on this underpass, but weren't recorded as they weren't fatal.
“Wrong facet using is unhealthy and is among the main causes of accidents across the nation. In underpasses, particularly ones with U-turns, it turns into extra unhealthy as other people power at velocity and there is not any space to all of sudden change lanes,” he mentioned.
Officials maintained there are ‘No access’ signs positioned on the entries to the fallacious sides of the entire city’s underpasses. DLF officers mentioned CCTV cameras are already being installed in underpasses and main junctions. Work has completed in two U-turn underpasses and a 3rd underpass in Cyber City, whilst they're recently being installed within the Sikanderpur underpass, officers mentioned.
An accident during which a biker used to be killed in Sikanderpur underpass in December 2017 had put the highlight on bikers. But street protection professionals cautioned that bikers can’t be stored out of underp-asses, so creating particular lanes for them should be considered. “Unless enforcement is strict, bikers will enter underpasses. Either there should be lanes designated for bikers, or site visitors police should keep a test on underpasses round the clock, which is not imaginable,” mentioned a street protection expert.
Evacuation plan for underpasses all over contingencies like a natural calamity, has no longer been submitted to the district administration, in spite of orders via deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh all over a street protection meeting on February 22.
TOI had reported on March 16 that not one of the city’s 15 underpasses have an evacuation plan.
Traffic law enforcement officials mentioned an interceptor has been placed on Golf Course Road and tasks allocated to law enforcement officials at various locations and occasions of day.
But citizens mentioned enforcement is deficient, particularly at night, when site visitors law enforcement officials are hardly ever visual.
“Driving on fallacious facet is common in Gurugram,” mentioned an consumer, responding to a TOI tweet. Another one mentioned, “Plz care for it sooner than it takes extra lives. Need stricter punishments for rule breakers.”
A DLF spokesperson mentioned, “We’re coordinating with authorities to peer what can also be carried out to forestall such accidents in long term. Traffic police have required expertise, and we’ll abide via their instructions.”
At Gurugram underpasses, danger is clear and present
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