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VOICE YOUR VIEWS - ACCIDENT-PRONE ROADS IN CITY
Road expansion

Since Madurai is an ancient city, the roads are very narrow. But this has not stopped to the growth in vehicle population. As a result, practically every road, bridge and junction in the city has become accident-prone. To top it, vehicle ...

The Bypass Road (Palanganatham - Fatima College) is famous for accidents. Frequent fatal accidents occur here round-the-year and yet no effective step is taken by the authorities or traffic police. Road dividers and barricades appear and ...

Human life is priceless and one should be very cautious while driving or walking on accident prone roads. Some accidents may be inevitable but they can be largely prevented by being cautious. Public and traffic control system should function ...

All main roads in Madurai are accident-prone. Caution boards like ’Speed upto 20 km’ must be erected along with “danger” signals. Potholes must be closed and sand bed along the roadside must be removed so as to avoid ...

Re-alignment of roads with sharp curves, clearance of encroachments, and strict observance of traffic rules can reduce accidents. The increasing number of accidents is an indication of severe defects in road management.

T.SMILES, ...

Instead of blaming roads and their poor condition for accidents, every traffic-choked road should be converted into “One way.” Two-wheelers should be fined heavily for overtaking heavy vehicles from the wrong side. Pedestrians ...

"Road safety measures" should be taught in schools and colleges. More speed breakers should be constructed in accident-prone areas. Display of speed restriction boards should be kept near schools and hospitals; compulsory wearing of helmet ...

Two-wheeler drivers are the most callous lot on the roads. They show no respect for pedestrians and overtake vehicles at free will without a thought for traffic rules. Mini buses too are major culprits. They stop just anywhere, in the middle ...

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Special mission
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