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SAFETY

With the use

of technology traffic awareness and education of
commuters and youths. From July
and high- 19 to October 6, 2018, the traffic
end gadgets, police visited and imparted traffic
education to 1,28,185 students of
evidence- 493 educational institutions and
based booking three NCC camps.”
Various corrective measures taken
of violations, up for road safety:
the rate of enforcing free lefts, putting various • Road Safety signages and
convictions types of signages, central median road markings are provided.
Pedestrian/ Pelican signals
alignments, footpath development
against violators with railing etc. provided at important locations.
has increased “Due to different re-engineering Carriage way improved at curves
/ bottle necks.
measures like erection of signages
and provision of railing on central • Bollards / Cones are placed at
median to cross the road by using central median and Free Lefts.
Use of Technology for foot over bridges, the pedestrian • Chevron / Retro Reflective
Traffic Management deaths have reduced by 16% signages got installed at curves.

Hyderabad has been recording compared to that of year 2018. • Pedestrian platforms got
a sustained growth in the number Further, 50 black spots have been improved for safety of
of vehicles over the past few identified and efforts are continuing pedestrians.
years. The city traffic police have to reduce black spots.” • Hazard Markers got erected.
been successful in reducing fatal Greater Hyderabad Municipal Rumble strips got laid at
accidents by 12% and bringing Corporation is taking up various speeding areas to control the
down the deaths by 10% in first half civil works at accident-prone spots speed of the vehicle
of the year. in the city that are identified by • Railing on central median is
Anil Kumar, Additional the traffic police. A decision has done to prevent the random
Commissioner (Traffic) Hyderabad also been taken to conduct joint pedestrian movement on the
said, “This enforcement is aimed inspections on different stretches. major roads.
to control the road accidents by About 120 ‘black spots’ have • Foot over bridges / pelican
drunken drivers by keeping check been identified in Hyderabad, signals proposed and FOBs
on the drivers under the influence Cyberabad and Rachakonda limits. are under progress at black
of Alcohol. Police has contributed GHMC has proposed measures spot locations like near HPS,
tremendously in reducing the road such as provision of dividers, zebra Begumpet Green Lands etc.
fatalities. With the use of technology crossings, lane marking and rumble • Electric poles obstructing the
and high-end gadgets, evidence- strips, signage boards and stop carriage way and vulnerable
based booking of violations, the lines. for accidents were removed
rate of convictions against violators Anil Kumar said that most of the with the help of electricity
has increased. fatal accidents occurred due to rash department.
“From engineering side, various and negligent driving followed by Efficient Traffic
measures were taken to reduce over speeding, self-hit or fall down,
road accidents and to ensure wrong side driving and mobile phone Management
seamless and hassle-free traffic usage while driving. With Chennai Corporation
flow at all important junctions by “We are focusing more on creating getting a nod to implement Red

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