Cops, RTA to launch detailed study of accident-prone areas

  • | Monday | 4th February, 2019

Visakhapatnam: In a bid to check traffic fatalities in the city, police and road transport authority (RTA) have decided to undertake a comprehensive study of accident-prone areas. The teams will also take feedback from motorists to identify black spot areas (accident-prone areas).They will then submit a report to the road safety committee. Earlier, enforcement departments used to analyse only areas where the death toll was more than three.A total of 2,128 persons were killed in 2,026 fatal road accidents in the city and Vizag rural limits between 2016 to 2018. The teams will also have to make recommendations such as changes in road-engineering, speed limit and others to mitigate the accidents.“Call it negligence or thrill”, over-speeding is one the major reasons in over 60% of the fatal road-accidents. It is not so easy to check over-speeding and negligent driving round the clock, said ADCP (traffic) M Ramesh Kumar.Sources said the teams will also study the the accidents in which RTC buses have been involved, as there are several complaints, which have been lodged, against RTC bus drivers, accusing them of negligence and rash driving.If the team submits an adverse report against any driver, disciplinary action will be taken against him.

Visakhapatnam: In a bid to check traffic fatalities in the city, police and road transport authority (RTA) have decided to undertake a comprehensive study of accident-prone areas. Earlier, enforcement departments used to analyse only areas where the death toll was more than three.A total of 2,128 persons were killed in 2,026 fatal road accidents in the city and Vizag rural limits between 2016 to 2018. Of the total number of victims, over 60% were two-wheeler riders and over 70% of the fatal road accidents took place either at NH-16 or at some major state highways in the district.Speaking to TOI, a retired road transport officer and member of road safety committee, Visakhapatnam, AH Khan said, at a recent meeting, district collector K Bhaskar asked the police and RTA to form special teams to scientifically investigate all fatal road accidents by visiting the accident scene to ascertain the exact reasons for the accidents.In some cases, the police mentions the various reasons for the accident in the first information report to conclude the case, but the details may not be accurate.In the detailed study of the accidents, which the teams will undertake, crash causation, injuries, vehicles involved in the crash, among others factors, will be studied, based on which the authorities will take decisions, he added.The special teams, comprising traffic officials and RTA personnel, are expected to scientifically evaluate the scene of accident, taking into account the impact damage, tyre marks and few others. The teams will also take feedback from motorists to identify black spot areas (accident-prone areas).They will then submit a report to the road safety committee. The teams will also have to make recommendations such as changes in road-engineering, speed limit and others to mitigate the accidents.“Call it negligence or thrill”, over-speeding is one the major reasons in over 60% of the fatal road-accidents. It is not so easy to check over-speeding and negligent driving round the clock, said ADCP (traffic) M Ramesh Kumar.Sources said the teams will also study the the accidents in which RTC buses have been involved, as there are several complaints, which have been lodged, against RTC bus drivers, accusing them of negligence and rash driving.If the team submits an adverse report against any driver, disciplinary action will be taken against him.

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