Clockwise sequence of traffic signal at Head Post Office junction puts unwary motorists at risk

The cognition of the automatic postulation awesome connected a clockwise sequence, aft a caller retrofitting, astatine the engaged Head Post Office roundabout appears to beryllium jeopardising the information of motorists.

The automatic postulation awesome astatine the intersection had been functioning connected an anti-clockwise series arsenic elsewhere successful the metropolis for long. But aft the caller upgrade, the series has been changed to closewise direction.

Although a akin alteration was made astatine the automatic postulation awesome astatine the adjacent Mutherayar statue junction successful Cantonment, it was rapidly changed to anti-clockwise series wrong a fewer days. However, the awesome astatine the Head Post Office intersection continues to relation connected a clockwise sequence.

Due to this motorists waiting connected the near broadside commencement moving adjacent earlier the vehicles from 1 broadside transverse the intersection safely. The inclination of motorists to unreserved without stopping erstwhile the awesome has turned to orangish from greenish heightens the anticipation of accidents

When the postulation awesome functions connected an anti-clockwise direction, motorists crossing the intersection from 1 broadside get a captious fewer seconds to walk done earlier vehicles waiting connected the close broadside commencement moving in.

“Due to the alteration successful the sequence, we often person to unreserved done the intersection earlier the vehicles from the near broadside commencement moving ahead. Often vehicles coming successful 2 directions converge astatine the centre. This is rather dangerous,” observed R.Gopal, a metropolis resident.

“Although the retrofitted postulation signals and the timers look brighter, the anomaly successful the series needs to beryllium changed,” observed C. Balasubramanian, a erstwhile subordinate of the District Road Safety Council.

When contacted, a elder postulation helping authoritative said the substance would beryllium looked into.

Mr. Balasubramanian besides observed that the postulation awesome astatine the Major Saravanan Memorial roundabout was non-functional for the past fewer months calling for steps to reconstruct them astatine the earliest.