MANGALORE: This is a challenge that will test brave hearts. All that one has to do is to perform the role of a traffic policeman in the city for two days, and if the person still wants to come back to the job on the third day, he can 'earn' Rs 1,000 per day. Laying down the gauntlet was none other Gopal B Hosur, inspector-general of police (Western Range) at the 21st Road Safety Week function organized here on Wednesday.
replica breitlingHosur, whose challenge underscored hardships that traffic policemen face in discharging their daily duties, despite which they receive the flak from their seniors and the public for minor lapses, said it is humanly difficult to man traffic in such demanding circumstances. The vehicle exhaust, dust also has an adverse impact on them, he said, adding that the fact that they are on their feet most of the time also has its bearing of their well-being.
Highlighting the fact that road accidents account for a majority of deaths compared to other reasons such as murders or suicides, Hosur said the district reports an average of 20-25 murders per annum, and 180 suicide cases were reported in 2009. However, the number of lives lost in road accidents in DK in 2009 is 237. Number of people getting hurt in road accidents is 1,636 as against 300-odd during rioting, replica rolex he said.
Number of fatal accidents gone up
Around 71 per cent of road accidents, he said were directly attributable to negligence on part of the driver. A mere two per cent of road accidents are because of faulty road engineering, and the rest are due to other causes. Hosur observed that the number of fatal road accidents in DK had gone up in 2009 despite the fact that
embroidered patches major roads across the district were in poor and motorable conditions for most part of the year gone by.
SP A S Rao said government has released Rs 50 lakh for traffic improvement work in the city. Traffic police will procure an additional towing machine, radar gun and breathalysers. Inviting suggestions on means to improve traffic, he said suggestions received in next five days will be considered an action taken report submitted at valedictory function of the celebration. Suggestions can be given on departments IVRS number 2424204. For Reprint Rights: timescontent.com
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