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Rigorous patrolling leads to fall in fatalities
Road accident deaths on the National highways in and around Vijayawada declined by 50 percent in April 2017 compared to January due to introduction of High Way Road Safety Mobile vans on April 1.In all, 11 Mahindra XUV 300 high way road safety mobile vehicles were introduced to check road accidents particularly to focus on the black spot zones along the Highways up to Vuyyur, Donabanda in Ibrahim
Vijayawada: Road accident deaths on the National highways in and around Vijayawada declined by 50 percent in April 2017 compared to January due to introduction of High Way Road Safety Mobile vans on April 1.In all, 11 Mahindra XUV 300 high way road safety mobile vehicles were introduced to check road accidents particularly to focus on the black spot zones along the Highways up to Vuyyur, Donabanda in Ibrahimpatnam mandal and Gannavaram mandal on the highways.
Highlights;
- 11 XUV vehicles patrol the highways 24x7 to check accidents
- Only 16 deaths recorded in April, compared to 34 in January
- Teams shift the accident victims to hospitals
The main objective of these 11 vehicles is to prevent road accidents and shift the accident victims to the nearby hospitals.
The commissioner of police D Gautam Sawang said the accident deaths declined by 50 percent in April compared to January. He said 34 persons lost their lives in January due to road accidents and dozens were wounded. While this figure came down to 16 in April due to introduction of High Way Safety Mobile vans and efforts made by the police to check accidents and save lives.
In all, 26 persons lost lives in February and 28 persons died in road accidents in March. But, this figure came down to only 16 in April. The commissioner of police Gautam Sawang said the existing 108 vehicles are not sufficient to meet the needs of the people particularly to attend the accident victims in and around Vijayawada, so the Government has sanctioned 11 High Way vehicles to keep close vigil on the accident zones.
The Highway Safety mobiles clear the traffic at the black spot zones which are very dangerous and prevent the parking of vehicles on the national highways. Many accidents are taking place due to parking of heavy vehicles on the national highways. Speeding vehicles ram into the stationary vehicles resulting in deaths. The High Way Safety mobile teams also check drunken driving, rash driving, over speeding on the national highways, said the Commissioner of police.
Overloading of passengers and goods is one of the main reasons for the road accidents. The High Way safety mobile teams will prevent the overloading on the national highways. All these measures are giving fruitful results. The High Way mobile vans are tracked by GPS and guides by a team of officials.
The notable point is these vehicles are shifted to the accident spot within minutes to shift the accident victims to the hospital. The whole system is monitored and controlled from Command and Control room located at the AR Grounds. A dedicated team has been working to keep vigil on the highways and important junctions of the city to keep close watch 24x7 with the help of CC cameras installed across the city.
