What is the purpose of making such posts ? Is it for
the people of Goa to be kept informed or for them to
participate - and address the said problems.
If does relate to me or my family , why shoudl I
botehr - is the attitude many of us have.
A question I have asked - so often on this forum
...do we have a Vascokars citizen Bureau ? OR a
vACOKAR'S FORUM ?
IT is a SHAME - to me it looks many of us on this
forum do not care ... ?
rene barreto
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Vasco?s vicious circle continues to kill
by Neena Dayal
Accidents in the last 2 months in Vasco
April - May
11 - minor
10 - serious
05 - fatal
07 - deaths
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Accidents in the last 2 months in Mormugao
April - May
01 - minor
02 - serious
01 - fatal
01 - dead
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The statistics speak for themselves and unless
someone
wakes up in the Vasco administration the statistics
will
keep on increasing. While road accidents are
frequent and
on the rise in Goa because of the lack of control by
drivers
and no police patrolling, there is one spot in Goa ?
near
Dabolim Airport which has been witnessing an
increasing
number of fatalities during the last one year.
Yes, Dabolim Airport is the first impression of Goa
for many
who arrive daily in the hope of having a great
holiday and
some quality time here. The cross roads in front of
the airport
form one of the most important traffic junctions of
Goa. Yet
the glaring reality of the traffic confusion at this
intersection,
resulting in accidents on a daily basis has not
stirred any
administrative action so far. Many-a-lives have been
lost,
but no concrete plan to regulate the traffic on this
junction,
which also is a part of the ambitious four lane
highway
project, has emerged.
According to Namrata Kashyap, town planner and
successful
landscape architect, ?the reason for the increasing
number
of fatalities is that this graded intersection (near
Dabolim circle)
is presently being manned by a US-based system of
traffic
regulation called the Stop-Sign system. This
arrangement is
evidently wrong according to the book on Traffic
Engineering
and Transport Planning by L R Kadiyali, which is
considered
a bible among all town planners and transport
engineers.
It clearly says that ?Stop signs should not be used
on
roadways or expressways, for speed control or at
signalized
intersections.? (Chapter 13 Traffic signs. Section
13.8
Mandatory signs).
Investigations by Herald showed that many of these
signs
put up at Dabolim Circle are extremely confusing to
the driver.
This reporter spoke to Sandip Surlekar, deputy Town
Planner,
Vasco, who could not decipher the exact connotation
of the
signs (a red bordered triangular sign with six red
dots on
white background) placed at this important junction.
What is causing this confusion is that Indians have
been
instinctively following primarily British system of
traffic-
roundabouts or traffic-islands for traffic
regulation at
intersections for a long time now. And it is this
confusion
of a new system that is defectively implemented
which is
causing considerable confusion among poorly literate
transport
drivers and drivers of private vehicles.
An examination of the spot showed that many signs
were
improperly placed, not easily understood and of a
different
signage which was causing confusion among drives.
Agrees
Mr Afonso, assistant director transport, Vasco,
?signs should
be placed much ahead of the junction. New fellows
are always
speeding?, clearly revealing complete apathy and
disinterest
on the part of administration to deal with the
problem. ??
Says SP Traffic Mr. Deshpande, ?There is a dearth of
qualified
Transport Planners in Goa. The road under question
has been
constructed by Border Road Organization (BRO), under
the
guidance of National Highway Authority of India
(NHAI). There
are no doubts about their quality of construction.
But they
build such important intersections with local
guidance and
according to the local requirements, as they are
ill-equipped
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