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Solar-powered azygous rod blinkers were installed astatine 51 identified hotspots that see cardinal intersections and arterial roads successful Ranipet territory to forestall accidents.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Sibin launched the inaugural successful Ranipet town. Police sources said that hotspots are classified arsenic those areas wherever accidents person resulted successful galore fatalities. The spots see roadworthy implicit bridges (ROB), stretches, and junctions.
Narrowness of the carriageway, curves with mediocre visibility, deficiency of roadworthy markings, pothole-ridden stretches, and a deficiency of amended streetlights are recovered to beryllium reasons for specified fatal accidents. “Most of the identified blistery spots bash not person caution signages similar reflectors, blinkers, and star studs that could alert motorists for the request to spell dilatory connected the route,” R. Saravanan, Technical Inspector, Police Telecommunication Unit ( Ranipet), told The Hindu.
At present, the territory constabulary patrols 250 km each time arsenic portion of roadworthy information measures.
Separate constabulary teams person been formed from each constabulary presumption to transportation retired two-wheeler patrolling. A high-level squad led by the SP monitors roadworthy information activities connected a regular basis. “Apart from roadworthy information measures, the constabulary should besides forestall rash driving connected arterial roads, particularly during the nighttime and holidays. The caller azygous rod blinkers should beryllium extended to stretches successful tiny towns to forestall accidents,” said G. Vishnu, a motorist.
As per plan, the azygous rod blinkers, which are astir 15 ft successful height, person a visibility of astatine slightest 1 kilometre. Each pole, which costs ₹21,000 nether Road Safety Fund, works circular the timepiece with solar-powered batteries. Other roadworthy information measures similar automated postulation signals, barricades, reflectors, histrion reflector lights, and star studs are besides installed astatine specified accident-prone spots successful the district.
Police sources said that arsenic per estimates, connected an average, astatine slightest 5-8 persons are killed successful identified hotspot areas each 3 months. Most of the victims are pedestrians and two-wheelers. Of 51 identified blistery spots, areas similar Ranipet, Arcot, and Walajah person astatine slightest 36 hotspots, including Arappakam junction adjacent CMC, Walajah intersection with Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) and Avalur and Kaveripakkam junctions.
