PUNE: Jostling for house while dodging motorists riding on the wrong-side and on footpaths, the pedestrians using the Baner Road are pressured to place their lives in peril almost every day.
The traffic indiscipline — read wrong-side riding — is extra pronounced between Hotel Mahabaleshwar on the Baner Road and Hotel Sadanand on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass.
“The scenario on this stretch of the road is particularly bad between 6pm and 7.30pm. Even pedestrians have a tough time here as most of the house on footpaths is occupied by means of two-wheeler riders, who be expecting the pedestrians to give them approach without any query. If a pedestrian comes to a decision to not pay heed to their repeated honking, the motorists get angry and frequently end up choosing a battle,” Divya Sunderarajan, a resident of Baner, said.
This “uncalled-for” aggression, that too, from rule violators has brought on many of us to stroll on the street as “footpaths are no more secure” for them. “Last week, I saw 3 men on a motorbike driving on the footpath here. When I instructed them to get off the footpath, they only refused. The motorcyclist instructed me that he was once now not terrified of the police and would merely pay the high-quality ahead of repeating the act. He even posed once I clicked his photograph using my cellular phone,” another resident Namrata Shah said.
Shah said despite the fact that she uploaded the photograph and other details of the motorcyclist on the Pune traffic police’s Facebook page, no action has been taken in opposition to the individual yet.
“I was really helpful to ship the main points thru WhatsApp to a specific number. Sadly, once I did so, I was instructed to visit the closest police station to document a complaint. When I visited the police station, I was instructed that I was too past due in reporting the incident,” she said.
When it comes to wrong-side drivers, voters have alleged that the traffic police let motorists continue riding on the improper aspect of the road after accumulating fines.
“There will have to be a proper machine in place to make sure that the traffic rule violators in fact mend their tactics on the roads,” Shah added.
Errant motorists continue to power on the improper aspect, even in entrance of the traffic police group of workers, as there's no concern of getting caught, the residents said. They added that cement blocks kept as dividers on the street will have to be replaced with proper and glued medians.
“The house between these blocks is frequently utilized by two-wheeler riders to cross the road. There is an urgent wish to place fixed dividers alongside this stretch,” Baner-Pashan Link Road resident Anil Sonar said.
When contacted, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Pankaj Deshmukh said, “Rule enforcement on the Baner Road is on as it's in other parts of the town.”
He added, “However, the divider peak on the Baner Road is rarely 7-Eight inches, permitting cars simple passage thru them. Infrastructure upgrades are equally essential as enforcement on this house. We have already closed two gaps on the street and will close extra within the coming days. We are looking to supply a unfastened left flip anywhere imaginable and block the suitable turns.”
Meanwhile, local residents need the choice of traffic police group of workers deployed in and round problematic areas to be larger. They said the traffic police will have to also be supplied incentives for stringent implementation of rules.
Installation of bollards and other deterrents to prevent driving and parking on footpaths are also on the list of calls for.
The traffic indiscipline — read wrong-side riding — is extra pronounced between Hotel Mahabaleshwar on the Baner Road and Hotel Sadanand on the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass.
“The scenario on this stretch of the road is particularly bad between 6pm and 7.30pm. Even pedestrians have a tough time here as most of the house on footpaths is occupied by means of two-wheeler riders, who be expecting the pedestrians to give them approach without any query. If a pedestrian comes to a decision to not pay heed to their repeated honking, the motorists get angry and frequently end up choosing a battle,” Divya Sunderarajan, a resident of Baner, said.
This “uncalled-for” aggression, that too, from rule violators has brought on many of us to stroll on the street as “footpaths are no more secure” for them. “Last week, I saw 3 men on a motorbike driving on the footpath here. When I instructed them to get off the footpath, they only refused. The motorcyclist instructed me that he was once now not terrified of the police and would merely pay the high-quality ahead of repeating the act. He even posed once I clicked his photograph using my cellular phone,” another resident Namrata Shah said.
Shah said despite the fact that she uploaded the photograph and other details of the motorcyclist on the Pune traffic police’s Facebook page, no action has been taken in opposition to the individual yet.
“I was really helpful to ship the main points thru WhatsApp to a specific number. Sadly, once I did so, I was instructed to visit the closest police station to document a complaint. When I visited the police station, I was instructed that I was too past due in reporting the incident,” she said.
When it comes to wrong-side drivers, voters have alleged that the traffic police let motorists continue riding on the improper aspect of the road after accumulating fines.
“There will have to be a proper machine in place to make sure that the traffic rule violators in fact mend their tactics on the roads,” Shah added.
Errant motorists continue to power on the improper aspect, even in entrance of the traffic police group of workers, as there's no concern of getting caught, the residents said. They added that cement blocks kept as dividers on the street will have to be replaced with proper and glued medians.
“The house between these blocks is frequently utilized by two-wheeler riders to cross the road. There is an urgent wish to place fixed dividers alongside this stretch,” Baner-Pashan Link Road resident Anil Sonar said.
When contacted, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Pankaj Deshmukh said, “Rule enforcement on the Baner Road is on as it's in other parts of the town.”
He added, “However, the divider peak on the Baner Road is rarely 7-Eight inches, permitting cars simple passage thru them. Infrastructure upgrades are equally essential as enforcement on this house. We have already closed two gaps on the street and will close extra within the coming days. We are looking to supply a unfastened left flip anywhere imaginable and block the suitable turns.”
Meanwhile, local residents need the choice of traffic police group of workers deployed in and round problematic areas to be larger. They said the traffic police will have to also be supplied incentives for stringent implementation of rules.
Installation of bollards and other deterrents to prevent driving and parking on footpaths are also on the list of calls for.
Chaotic traffic forces pedestrians off footpaths
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March 18, 2019
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