जय हिंद
*** JAI HIND
जय महाराष्ट्र
*** JAI MAHARASHTRA
2012 JUL 07
State of Maharashtra
The Joint Commissioner Police Trafiic
Mumbai Traffic Police
The Secretary Transport
State of Maharashtra
Namaskar,
In reference to the entry and movement of HCV in the towns, villages and cities in Maharashtra, and these latest reports.
How many more accidents before this common sense action, which will save lives, save productive time, increase the overall efficiency and productivity of the City, State, etc.
Even though HCV and two and three wheelers are banned on North South flyovers all over Mumbai, we get to see such nonsense, like tankers spilling asphalt on the flyover as it turned over, some bulk cement carrier turns over trying to avoid an auto riksha, I mean how fast must the bulk cement carrier be going that such a huge vehicle topples.
Then due to these, traffic is blocked for hours.
Lane enforcement has to be done, BEST buses anyway stop in the middle of the road, and now even school, contract, office buses also stop anywhere, blocking huge lines ov vehicles behind.
Have a look at the road between SEEPZ and MIDC Andheri east.
Full of goods vehicles, contract buses, parked full day both sides, leaving barely one lane free and time of day, and that is blocked when buses halt to pick up and drop.
Contract buses stop anywhere, even at signals, junctions, double park, for their passengers.
It is a sight at SEEPZ gates, total chaos and disorder with huge crowds waiting to enter for work, etc., vehicles waiting security check, etc, vehicles outside doing their own thing, BEST buses racing out of the depot trying to enter into opposite lane at high speed, at the East entrance of SEEPZ.
The new North entrance is equally bad, vehicles coming from anywhere, any way, no one way, no two way, it is multi way traffic
The fast increasing cement mix plants on JVLR are now occupying not only the land marked for them, but cement carriers, mixers, dumpers occupy the open space, foot paths, roads.
What is going on.
Truly scary.
Is this a a sign of a developing Nation.
And can anything be more ridiculous, if not so dangerous
Have a look at many of the drivers of these heavy vehicles and buses, appear under aged, reckless, rash, do not care about the other road users, dangerous, as they do not follow traffic rules.
Jagdeep DESAI
Architect
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Jagdeep DESAI <jagdeep.desai1@gmail.com> wrote:
जय हिंद***JAI HINDजय महाराष्ट्र***JAI MAHARASHTRA
2012 JAN 06The Transport CommissionerState of MaharashtraThe Joint Commissioner Police TrafiicMumbai Traffic PoliceThe Secretary TransportState of MaharashtraNamaskar,
In reference to the entry and movement of HCV in the towns, villages and cities in Maharashtra, and this latest reports,
In the interest of public and pedestrian safety and security, and to relieve traffic congestion, it is high time to ban outright, the same during the morning hours till late evening, ie, between 07h00 and 23h00.Such vehicles, ie, all kinds of HCV, dumpers, trailers, fuel, chemical, water tankers, cement concrete mixers, compactors including inter city coaches are an absolute menace, given the drivers do not follow traffic rules, ie, do not wear seat belts, drive rashly, park anywhere, their vehicles do not conform to PUC, mostly have dysfunctional lights, illegal horns, tyres are invariably worn out, bodies rattle, brakes screech, clutches grate, etc.Apart from the small fact that these HCV are clear obstacles to safe and smooth traffic, their occupation of extreme right and middle lanes obstruct through movement, causes loss of productive time, etc., and due to that, the waiting of vehicles results in more air and noise pollution caused by idling engines and irritated drivers unnecessarily honking, and impatient motorists and two wheeler drivers breaking lanes and jumping signals, etc., loss of fuel burnt while waiting and idling, etc.In short totally avoidable.If they were made to move only in the hours 23h00 to 07h00, roads will be clear for them, they would be able to go to and from their destinations, faster, more efficiently, quietly, etc.The drivers should be made to wear high visibility flourescent jackets, seat belts, and make sure the vehicle is road worthy at all times, not only in the annual passing at the local RTO, working brakes, tyres with full treads, working lights, clean body, complete reflectors, working silencers, all documentation in order at all times, etc.The available road space will also be used more efficiently and effectively, and the wear and tear of the road will be more uniform.The HCV will also ahve space for loading, unloading, which currently, is done in full peak hours, leading to all conditions mentioned above.In any case, they should be banned outright from any roads less than two lane widths, and already on paper they are banned on flyovers like Ali Yavar Jung Western Express Highway, but no enforcement made.These are only a few of the reported accidents involving such vehiclesOtherwise, the drivers are absolutely rash, many of them appear to be without legal licenses, some appear drunk, do not wear mandatory seat belts, many look under age, ie. without requisite and desired experience, etc.And more speed news to reinforce this requirement to ban such large vehicles in IndiaThanqx.Jagdeep DESAISecretaryFounder TrusteeForum for Improving Quality of Life in Mumbai Suburbs
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Jagdeep DESAI <jagdeep.desai1@gmail.com> wrote:जय हिंद***JAI HINDजय महाराष्ट्र***JAI MAHARASHTRA
2011 AUG 09The Transport CommissionerState of MaharashtraThe Joint Commissioner Police TrafiicMumbai Traffic PoliceThe Secretary TransportState of MaharashtraNamaskar,
In reference to the entry and movement of HCV in the towns, villages and cities in Maharashtra, and this latest reporthttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Dumper-trucks-should-have-speed-governors/articleshow/9521549.cms
'Dumper trucks should have speed governors'
Somit Sen, TNN | Aug 8, 2011, 04.19AM ISTMUMBAI: Close on the heels of yet another dumper truck driver being booked for rash and negligent driving, the Regional Transport Office (RTO) has proposed that such trucks should have speed governors to ensure that they do not go over 50 kms per hour.>>>
It is not enough to have speed governors.
Also, the speed should not exceed 30 kmph anyway.
>>>
In the interest of public and pedestrian safety and security, and to relieve traffic congestion, it is now time to ban outright, the same during the morning hours till late evening, ie, between 07h00 and 23h00.Such vehicles, ie, all kinds of HCV, dumpers, trailers, fuel, chemical, water tankers, cement concrete mixers, compactors including inter city coaches are an absolute menace, given the drivers do not follow traffic rules, ie, do not wear seat belts, drive rashly, park anywhere, their vehicles do not conform to PUC, mostly have dysfunctional lights, illegal horns, tyres are invariably worn out, bodies rattle, brakes screech, clutches grate, etc.Apart from the small fact that these HCV are clear obstacles to safe and smooth traffic, their occupation of extreme right and middle lanes obstruct through movement, causes loss of productive time, etc., and due to that, the waiting of vehicles results in more air and noise pollution caused by idling engines and irritated drivers unnecessarily honking, and impatient motorists and two wheeler drivers breaking lanes and jumping signals, etc., loss of fuel burnt while waiting and idling, etc.In short totally avoidable.If they were made to move only in the hours 23h00 to 07h00, roads will be clear for them, they would be able to go to and from their destinations, faster, more efficiently, quietly, etc.The drivers should be made to wear high visibility flourescent jackets, seat belts, and make sure the vehicle is road worthy at all times, not only in the annual passing at the local RTO, working brakes, tyres with full treads, working lights, clean body, complete reflectors, working silencers, all documentation in order at all times, etc.The available road space will also be used more efficiently and effectively, and the wear and tear of the road will be more uniform.The HCV will also ahve space for loading, unloading, which currently, is done in full peak hours, leading to all conditions mentioned above.In any case, they should be banned outright from any roads less than two lane widths, and already on paper they are banned on flyovers like Ali Yavar Jung Western Express Highway, but no enforcement made.These are only a few of the reported accidents involving such vehiclesOtherwise, the drivers are absolutely rash, many of them appear to be without legal licenses, some appear drunk, do not wear mandatory seat belts, many look under age, ie. without requisite and desired experience, etc.And more speed news to reinforce this requirement to ban such large vehicles in IndiaThanqx.Jagdeep DESAISecretaryFounder TrusteeForum for Improving Quality of LIfe in Mumbai Suburbshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Dumper-trucks-should-have-speed-governors/articleshow/9521549.cms
'Dumper trucks should have speed governors'
Somit Sen, TNN | Aug 8, 2011, 04.19AM ISTMUMBAI: Close on the heels of yet another dumper truck driver being booked for rash and negligent driving, the Regional Transport Office (RTO) has proposed that such trucks should have speed governors to ensure that they do not go over 50 kms per hour.
A speed governor is a speed-limiting device which either cuts the fuel supply temporarily or disables the accelerator if the driver tries to exceed the specified speed limit.
A senior RTO official said, "Most garbage dumpers are driven by reckless drivers. They do not maintain road discipline and cause accidents by speeding." The official added that one would rarely find a dumper moving at a 'normal' speed unless it is stuck in a traffic jam.
Last Thursday, a 38-year-old wife of a constable was killed when she was run over by a dumper after she fell off a motorbike when it hit an uneven patch of road. Before she could signal the driver of the oncoming truck to stop, the truck ran over her. The Powai police booked the driver for rash and negligent driving even though the driver claimed that it was "too late" to apply the brakes.
The RTO official said, "Maybe the driver will prove to be innocent in this case. However, in majority of accidents, the dumper driver has been found to have been guilty." Sources said that RTO officials will soon make a proposal to the government to make speed governors compulsory in garbage dumpers in Mumbai.
A senior official from the transport department, requesting anonymity, said, "Cars and bikes usually avoid dumper trucks on the roads. It is a filthy vehicle and not maintained properly. Also, the truck drops garbage on the road, including our highways. It is a complete nuisance."
A deputy police commissioner from the eastern suburbs said, "When we caught a few drivers in accident cases in the past, they did not have valid licences. They were illiterate and not trained in road safety and traffic rules." A few months back, three persons including a taxi driver were killed when a speeding dumper rammed the cab in the early hours near Mulund Toll Naka. The victims were going towards Thane to board a train to Ratnagiri. According to police, the cab slowed down at the beginning of the Navghar flyover. However, the dumper behind it could not control its speed and hit it.
An RTO official said, "We will also make fitness tests stringent for dumper trucks and ensure that every truck has reflectors, rear-view mirrors and that the drivers are trained in road safety.">>>
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Jagdeep DESAI <jagdeep.desai1@gmail.com> wrote:2011 FEB 08The Transport CommissionerState of Maharashtra
The Joint Commissioner Police TrafiicMumbai Traffic PoliceThe Secretary TransportState of Maharashtra
Namaskar,
In reference to the entry and movement of HCV in the towns, villages and cities in Maharashtra.In the interest of public and pedestrian safety and security, and to relieve traffic congestion, it is now time to ban outright, the same during the morning hours till late evening, ie, between 07h00 and 23h00.Such vehicles, ie, all kinds of HCV, dumpers, trailers, fuel, chemical, water tankers, cement concrete mixers, compactors including inter city coaches are an absolute menace, given the drivers do not follow traffic rules, ie, do not wear seat belts, drive rashly, park anywhere, their vehicles do not conform to PUC, mostly have dysfunctional lights, illegal horns, tyres are invariably worn out, bodies rattle, brakes screech, clutches grate, etc.Apart from the small fact that these HCV are clear obstacles to safe and smooth traffic, their occupation of extreme right and middle lanes obstruct through movement, causes loss of productive time, etc., and due to that, the waiting of vehicles results in more air and noise pollution caused by idling engines and irritated drivers unnecessarily honking, and impatient motorists and two wheeler drivers breaking lanes and jumping signals, etc., loss of fuel burnt while waiting and idling, etc.In short totally avoidable.If they were made to move only in the hours 23h00 to 07h00, roads will be clear for them, they would be able to go to and from their destinations, faster, more efficiently, quietly, etc.The available road space will also be used more efficiently and effectively, and the wear and tear of the road will be more uniform.The HCV will also ahve space for loading, unloading, which currently, is done in full peak hours, leading to all conditions mentioned above.In any case, they should be banned outright from any roads less than two lane widths, and already on paper they are banned on flyovers like Ali Yavar Jung Western Express Highway, but no enforcement made.These are only a few of the reported accidents involving such vehiclesOtherwise, the drivers are absolutely rash, many of them appear to be without legal licenses, some appear drunk, do not wear mandatory seatbelts, many look under age, ie. without requisite and desired experience, etc.
And more speed news to reinforce this requirement to ban such large vehicles in IndiaThanqx.Jagdeep DESAISecretaryFounder TrusteeForum for Improving Quality of LIfe in Mumbai Suburbs>>>
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