Jamshedpur accident-prone zones to get new speed breakers

Jamshedpur, March 31: Concerned over the rising cases of road mishaps, the traffic police of the East Singhbhum district police are planning to set up fresh speed breakers at a number of points in the city roads which are considered to be accident-prone. The initiative to set up speed breakers on accident-prone roads has been rolled out due to rising cases of mishaps.

The five accident-prone zones that have been identified by the district administration are Hathigora Temple area (close to Sakchi-Mango Road and Subarnarekha Link Road), Jubilee Park gate (near district collectorate), Garam Nullah (near Tata Steel Security Training Centre), Voltas Building turnaround in Bistupur (the Bistupur-Jugsalai intersection) and the road between Litti Chowk in Bhuiyandih and Slag Road in Hume Pipe.

An official pointed out that though they have identified the points for setting up the rumblers, they would go ahead with the move only after holding a meeting with the authority of Tata Steel UISL, the utility company which maintains the roads.

“We may decide what should be done for checking road mishap, but after all Jusco is the owner of the road and we will set up the rumblers or any other form of speed-dividers only after getting a nod from the utility company.  A meeting will be held with the officials of the utility company shortly, where all the traffic-related problems have to be sorted out,” said the senior traffic police officer.

Traffic police have put up speed limit hoardings at sensitive zones. But the hoardings seem to have failed to meet the purpose. “Automated speed regulating systems with provisions for hefty fines will check rash driving,” said a traffic police sub-inspector. The speed gun device can accurately record the speed of a vehicle from a distance of 1.2km, thereby allowing traffic police to act against those offending the speed limit.

The number of road accidents in the city was showing a downward trend till recently. But with the beginning of the summer season cases of accidents have shot suddenly turning the roads into virtual ‘death traps’.