Monday, December 27, 2010

[rti4empowerment] Illegal Horns And Non Road Worthy HCV And Road Safety [20 Attachments]

 
[Attachment(s) from Jagdeep DESAI included below]

Kind attention

The RTO
MH01, MH02, MH 03, MH 04, MH 43, etc
PI Various Traffic Chowkies
MTP

Copies to

Transport Commissioner 
State of Maharashtra

Transport Secretary
State of Maharashtra

Minister for Transport
State of Maharashtra


Dear Sirs,

In reference to the safety fortnight


It is not enough just to check speeding, that too, over 50 km.

Rash and dangerous driving can be done at low speeds as well.

In reference to various HCV, including MCGM garbage compactors, inter terminus coaches of CSIA, Shivneri buses of MSRTC, and many many others, you may or may not be aware that many of them are fitted with illegal horns.

Water tanker operating in K West Ward, are mostly registered MH 04, and MCGM garbage compactors operatred by Ramky, are registered MH 03.

They are moving freely, without fear of compounding, honking with illegal horns in declared silence zone regularly and frequently, causing menace of noise pollution, nuisance in general.

Many drivers of such vehicles do not appear to be mature, ie, appear to be underage, and  may or may not have licenses, in any case, procured by whatever means.

The vehicles themselves are not in road worthy condition at all

01 Dysfunctional lights, either broken, not working, covered in grime, oil, dirty, cement, grease, etc
02 Worn out tyres, leading to very probable skidding while braking
03 Improper number plates, mostly outstation
04 Improper registration details on cleaner side of vehicle
05 PUC needs verification
06 Silencer not working
07 Screeching brakes, meaning may not work in emergencies
08 Rattling body
09 Noise while changing gear due to non maintenance

The list will cover all the offenses as listed in CMVR, MMV, etc.

Unless MTP and RTO is serious and earnest in actually making the safety week effective, and ensure that HCV, and other vehicles are disciplined, its not going to work.

As it is the HCV drivers of garbage compactors, dumpers, cranes, excavators, trailers, water tankers, cement concrete mixers, delivery vehicles, fuel tankers, chemical tankers, do not follow any traffic rules

01 Move wrong way in one way
02 Park, double park, triple park
03 Occupy road space and don't even spare foot paths

It will really relieve the public and traffic in general if HCV movement in Mumbai City is restricted to between 23h00 and 07h00 only, and not allow them during the daylight hours.

This will reduce accidents to pedestrians, free the road space otherwise occupied by HCV, including the obstructions and obstacles caused and created while loading unloading, etc.

It will also increase productivity for all concerned, faster, smoother, safer movement of bus commuters, private vehicles during day hours, and faster deliveries by HCV in the late night hours for goods and materials on account of less traffic at the time.

It is high time this policy be introduced like in Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Examples of this are attached for your ready reference and information, in random order

008 
School bus wrong side parking

009 
MCGM garbage compactor moving wrong way, everyday, at many places in K West and other wards

012a
MCGM garbage compactor just in from of BEST bus stop forcing bus driver to halt in middle of road

001a
Blatant wrong side parking under no parking sign

Image 006e 
Huge trailer blocking narrow inner road for long time

Image 007e
Water tanker stopped middle of road

006h
BEST buses racing out of depot blocking road, fully aware that the opposite side is halted due to traffic signal

001h
BEST bus trying to squeeze past another BEST bus knowing it is a signal, and the bus stop is just after he signal, so, cutting lanes again

005j
BEST going wrong side of road to turn right trying to overtake other vehicles at coner

004k
Usual scene wrong side parking for unloading loading

006k
Usual scene wrong side parking for unloading loading

000n 
Usual scene wrong side parking for unloading loading

004l
HCV crane pulling MCGM garbage compactor, OnMCGM duty, but with black on white plates

004m
MTP crane parked in no parking without any MTP on duty, if at all,  seen in vehicle

002n
Self explanatory.

No entry to HCV, huge numbers of illegal; water tankers parked in no parking zone

003p
School bus stopping in middle of road for dropping student

004p 
Wrong side by HCV dumper even though there is ample space for him to halt and unload on correct side

003r
Usual scene wrong side parking for unloading loading

005m
MSRTC bus with black on white number plate, instead of black on yellow

001r
MCGM dumper wrong side parking in no parking zone

002r
Private HCV wrong side parking for promoting product

003s
BEST bus without lights trying to race past another again in extreme right lane

Thanqx.

Jagdeep DESAI

Secretary
Forum for Improving Quality of Life in Mumbai Suburbs


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State govt issues no-road fatalities diktat to cops

Somit Sen, TNN, Dec 25, 2010, 06.31am IST


MUMBAI: The state government has given a challenging task to RTOs, the traffic police and the highway police—" not a single fatal accident should take place during the first fortnight of 2011". 

The diktat set off marathon meetings in the transport commissioner's office as well as traffic headquarters on Friday. Officials have drawn up an action plan to prevent accidents and ensure that citizens, auto/ taxi drivers and truckers follow traffic rules. 

A senior transport department official, who did not wish to be named, said, "We have taken up the challenge and will launch a road safety campaign between January 1 and January 15." As part of the campaign , surprise checks will be conducted daily on all highways and busy roads in Mumbai , Thane and Navi Mumbai. Traffic officers, along with the highway police, will monitor trucks, tempos, buses (including school buses and those run by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation and local municipal bodies) for speeding as well as rash driving. 

"Traffic cops will keep vigil at every junction. Flying squads, armed with speedguns, will keep a watch on drivers on flyovers and express highways ," said a traffic official. 

The transport department will ensure that motorists adhere to the prescribed speed limits as mentioned on the roadsigns. "If a car has to drive at a speed of 50 km/hour on a particular stretch, we will ensure that every driver who flouts this rule is penalized," said an official. 

The RTO will check private vehicles for brake lights, indicators and reflectors. Sources in the Mantralaya said that chief minister Prithviraj Chavan , who holds the transport portfolio, and state home minister R R Patil are likely to kickstart the campaign from January 1. Cops will crackdown on drivers who don't wear seatbelts and helmets and talk on cellphones while driving. 

All tankers carrying hazardous goods will be stopped and checked on highways. Those who come for renewing licences at the RTO will also be informed about the drive.



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