While the city traffic police maintain that road accidents are less on flyovers compared to normal roads, traffic expert M.N. Sreehari said that a major cause for accidents on the expressway/flyover is the absence of a dedicated lane for various vehicles.
The expressway/flyover, meant for fast vehicles, allow all vehicles, including two-wheelers, autorickshaws, private buses and lorries, leading to chaos. This leads to frustration and results in road rage and accidents, he added.
Most of them take the flyover to avoid the normal traffic routes to reach their destination faster. Blocking their movement even on the flyover can lead to frustration and road rage, resulting in fatal accidents, he said.
Sunday’s accident at Chikkajala, in which a 27-year-old NRI died, was the result of a road rage. A bus driver and a car driver had stopped in the middle of the expressway and had argued, ignoring the other vehicles following them, a senior police officer said. Both vehicles did not switch on the parking lights, which led to the accident, he added.
“We have identified the accidents spots and deputed police personnel to monitor rash driving and take action,” another police officer attached to the West Division traffic police said.
Meanwhile, the city traffic police booked 59 persons for jaywalking on Hosur road on Monday, during a drive that was initiated keeping in mind that people tend to jaywalk jumping the five feet barricades.
Additional Commissioner of Police Traffic, M.A. Saleem said that the drive was initiated to prevent road accidents involving pedestrians on Hosur road, considered a danger zone in the city.
Pedestrians not only endangered their lives by jaywalking, but also posed a serious threat to motorists, he said.
