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The traffic police is ready to introduce a new lane system to curb rash driving and overtaking. But will it work? Going vroom on Hyderabad's roads will soon be a thing of the past. Yes, the weaving, lane cutting and rash driving will have to stop if the traffic police has its way! The department is keen to implement the lane system in the city, which it hopes will be the solution. With the road widening work in full swing, additional commissioner of police, traffic, A K Khan is chalking out a lane-system to be implemented on a trial basis from Punjagutta to Parade Grounds. Speaking exclusively to Hyderabad Times, Mr Khan says, "It is high time we had inculcated road discipline in... ... motorists. It is imperative to demarcate lanes for bikes, auto-rickshaws, cars and buses.We will be prepared to implement it once the road widening work is completed." The traffic police has decided to mark three lanes each on either side of the median. Bikes and autos will be clubbed into one, the four wheelers will be directed to move in another while the lane on the extreme left will be marked for buses. They are also working on logistics like enforcements, traffic signals, stop lines and turning points to discipline vehicles. Khan says, "We will educate people by first distributing pamphlets. Anyway, there will be adequate personnel on the roads to... ... guide motorists." Another experiment with the lane-system is being made in Chennai. It failed miserably in Mumbai, though. Yet Khan is confident that it will work in Hyderabad. But authorities here are confident. Municipal commissioner Sanjay Jaju, too, is keen on it. He says, "It is important to implement this kind of system as motorists will then be going to look at these roads as freeways. A disciplined traffic in the form of lanes will help to reduce traffic congestion." Jayprakash Narayan, of Forum for Better Hyderabad, welcomes this move. He says, "It is good initiative by the authorities but they must ensure strict enforcement. They must educate the public properly so that smooth flow is maintained. It must not be followed only when there is traffic police but also otherwise than only will it succeed." The heads of both departments are keen to make the traffic flow smoothly, yet they are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping that motorists will adhere to their demands. Only time will tell how this turns out though. Source : Times of India |
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