Dehradun: In a bid to control vehicle speed, the Dehradun administration recently has implemented several road safety measures, including speed breakers, Zebra crossings, and dividers.
However, these speed breakers have become problematic, leading to accidents and injuries. A child was seriously injured in an accident caused by a speed breaker near the Clock Tower area in Dehradun. The video of this incident is now viral on social media.
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No indicators were placed on the road, leading to unawareness and subsequent accidents
Currently, work is underway to construct speed breakers and Zebra crossings in the city. During the installation of speed breakers at Clock Tower, several people fell and were injured. Local residents claim that while the speed breakers were installed, no indicators were placed on the road, leading to unawareness and subsequent accidents. Prerna Dhyani, the Smart City Public Relations Officer, explained that painting cannot be done simultaneously with the construction, so the road has been closed with barriers for safety.
Local residents have reported seven consecutive accidents on Monday, a video went viral on social media
The recent construction of speed breakers and Zebra crossings in the city has caused significant issues. Near the Clock Tower, several accidents occurred due to the newly installed speed breakers, resulting in injuries. One incident involving a three-year-old child has gone viral on social media, showing the child being thrown from his mother’s grasp during a bike accident and getting badly injured. Local residents have reported seven consecutive accidents on Monday at the newly constructed speed breaker by Smart City near Clock Tower, with two people seriously injured. The frightened child, who was calling for his parents, was eventually found by his father and hugged him sobbing.
Accident on 12 November prompted administration to enhance safety measures
Under the directive of Dehradun district magistrate Savin Bansal, the administration has taken measures to enhance road safety measures after a major road accident at ONGC area in Dehradun on 12 November in which six college students were killed after their over-speeding vehicle Innova crashed into a truck. Since then, the administration and the PWD provincial section have been constructing speed breakers at the clock tower, similar to previous installations at ONGC Chowk. Alongside this, new dividers are being set up on Rajpur Road, Mussoorie road areas. However, the daily road accidents have raised concerns about the safety measures and the working style of the police-administration.
