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Abhay Manohar Sapre, president of the Supreme Court Committee connected Road Safety and a retired Supreme Court judge, said that each quality beingness is precious and the extremity should beryllium to trim roadworthy accidents to zero.
He was presiding implicit a gathering of the District Road Safety Committee astatine the Zilla Panchayat hallway present connected December 20.
The information that astir 2 lakh radical dice each twelvemonth successful roadworthy accidents crossed the state is simply a substance of sedate concern, helium said.
Stating that non-use of helmets and spot belts, on with overspeeding, are the superior causes of roadworthy accidents and accident-related deaths, helium stated that wearing a helmet and seat-belt portion driving is communal consciousness and does not necessitate immoderate education. There are instances wherever adjacent highly educated radical person mislaid their lives successful roadworthy accidents owing to the nonaccomplishment to travel these rules, Mr. Sapre observed.
He stressed the request for a alteration successful nationalist mindset towards strictly adhering to postulation rules. He further underscored creating consciousness among the nationalist and ensuring strict enforcement of postulation laws by the constabulary are the lone ways trim roadworthy accidents to zero.
Road accidents successful Karnataka
Over the past 5 years, Karnataka has ranked 5th successful the state successful presumption of roadworthy mishap numbers, portion Mysuru territory figures among the apical 10 districts. Authorities indispensable guarantee prime during roadworthy operation and instrumentality preventive measures truthful that potholes and accident-prone achromatic spots bash not look successful the future, helium added.
Mysuru, a large tourer destination, witnesses dense question of backstage buses. Regional Transport Officers indispensable regularly inspect the information of backstage buses, guarantee compliance with authorities regulations, and verify drivers’ licences and conveyance insurance, helium said.
Fatalities much successful agrarian areas
More fatalities hap successful roadworthy accidents successful agrarian areas than successful municipality centres. Hence, consciousness programmes should besides beryllium conducted extensively successful agrarian areas, Mr. Sapre said, suggesting the constitution of method postulation parks to amended radical astir postulation rules.
He besides called upon heads of authorities offices, ample companies, and acquisition institutions to clasp meetings and guarantee that officers, staff, and students commuting connected two-wheelers compulsorily deterioration helmets each time and marque it a regular practice.
On the occasion, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy presented details of roadworthy accidents reported successful the territory from 2020 to 2025, noted the fig of fatalities, identified achromatic spots, and explained the measures taken to code them.
Police Commissioner Seema Latkar explained the installation of CCTV cameras astatine cardinal locations successful Mysuru metropolis and the steps taken to forestall accidents connected accident-prone roads.
Superintendent of Police Vishnuvardhan, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Yukesh Kumar, Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner Sheikh Tanveer Asif, and different officials were present.
