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------------------------------------------------------------------ Road safety campaigners stress on safe transport ------------------------------------------------------------------ The need for a comfortable, affordable and safe public transport, bus bays, notified bus stops, zebra crossing etc took the centre stage at the KTC bus stand here on Monday morning as volunteers of consumer forums spread across South Goa participated in a consumer awareness action on road safety and traffic management.
The volunteers highlighted the lack of proper sign boards, besides the absence of luggage space in KTC buses. In addition, consumer activists underlined the need for a proper feed back arrangement of complaints and suggestions through complaint books at all bus stands and complaint cards for bus commuters. This arrangement, the activists said, would ensure feed back to the service providers such as the private bus owners, Kadamba Transport Corporation, the Directorate of Transport and the traffic police.
The increase in road accidents, changing usage of the roads, increase in number of new vehicles being registered, availability of fake helmets and the introduction of road safety patrol in all schools in Goa were some of the other demands highlighted.
Armed with placards, Forum volunteers had an interesting interaction with commuters from all walks of life, who expressed their concern about the government authorities' decision to restrict entry of buses into Margao from the outskirts.
The commuters also expressed their resentment over irregular timings, overloading, lack of cleanliness of the buses as well as arrogant behaviour of some bus conductors.
Around 700 bus commuters using the Margao-Panjim & Margao- Vasco shuttle service, as well as those using local bus services were contacted during the day-long programme. Goa Can convenor Roland Martins said the Forum volunteers have appealed to commuters to write in their complaints and suggestions on road safety, bus transport and traffic management to Goa Can, adding the feedback received will be compiled and submitted at the monthly meetings of the transport sub-committee of the South Goa District Consumer Protection Council. ----------------------------------- HERALD 11/01/05 page 4 -----------------------------------
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