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Tamil Nadu
Many are not laid in a user-friendly way, writes L. Srikrishna 
More than slows down: A barricade erected near flower market on Melur Highway in the city. Many speed breakers in the city do not seem to serve the purpose for which they were laid, feel vehicle users. They are either too sharp or not visible to road users. As a result, many vehicles suffer damage and, in a few cases, the riders/drivers themselves experience backache or other problems. The worst affected are the ambulances that carry critical patien ts in an emergency, they point out. The speed breakers in front of the Madurai district court are not at all visible. Absence of policemen poses problems for pedestrians while crossing the road during peak hours. For some, the bumps cause backache. Similarly, speed breakers on approach roads leading to many schools in the city; in front of the fire station near Periyar bus stand; in front of the Government Rajaji Hospital; and the newly-laid ones on the road leading to the Collectorate from Anna Bus stand are not “user friendly.” Mobile barricadesMobile barricades placed on the newly-built flyover connecting Periyar bus stand with Arasaradi poses a threat to motorists than regulating traffic is another observation of road users. Last week, a State Transport Corporation bus driver hit the median. An unwary two-wheeler rider also collided against the median, turning it into a odd shape. Similarly, there is confusion around the mobile barricades/medians placed near Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand. During peak hours and at night, when policemen are absent, many heavy vehicle drivers indulge in rash driving, causing a nightmare to those coming in the opposite direction. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sivanandam said that mobile barricades prevented rash driving on broad roads. “We have positioned them in places where lighting is adequate.” As for the speed breakers in the city, he agreed that they should be laid in such a way that motorists did not experience any problems. A teacher of Sourashtra Higher Secondary School wanted the authorities to lay speed breakers in front of the school as speeding heavy vehicles posed a threat to students. Speed breakers cannot be laid here as the stretch falls on the National Highway. But the teacher wondered, “When the authorities can lay speed breakers in front of the High Court Bench, why not on the Kamarajar Salai too.”
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