After Pune and Noida, Gurugram wants to try out tyre killers
Rohit E David | TNN | Feb 1, 2019, 05:48 IST
GURUGRAM: Tyre killers will be installed at some underpasses in the city to tackle wrong-side driving, which has led to several fatal accidents in the past. The project has been initiated by DLF, and the metal strips will be installed in Golf Course underpasses within three months after receiving the approval of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP).
Pune was the first city in India to install tyre killers on a housing society road but the strip had to be removed after police objected to the project, terming it dangerous. Similarly, Noida installed tyre killers in sectors 76 and 77 earlier this month, but the move was also criticized, and later miscreants damaged the devices within a day of being installed. The strips, which have spikes pointed away from the flow of vehicles, puncture the tyres if a vehicle comes from the wrong direction.
DLF has written to HSVP seeking permission to install tyre rippers (or killers) at different locations in the underpasses on Golf Course Road. “Some commuters who travel along this road resort to wrong-side driving. Due to wrong-side movement of vehicles, accidents happen very frequently. To avoid this situation, we intend to fix tyre killers on exit points of Sikanderpur, Arjun Marg, Belaire and Cyber Hub underpasses. DLF will bear the cost. It will take us three months to execute the project. Initially, we will do it in Sikanderpur underpass,” a DLF official told TOI.
The tyre killers act like speed breakers, but it’ll have metal spikes on one side. If you’re driving in the right direction, you can slow down and move ahead, but if you go on the wrong side, the metal spikes will pierce the tyres. In Noida, the tyres of two taxis driving on the wrong side were damaged. The stretch got choked as vehicles had to be towed to one side before the drivers could repair the tyres.
According to experts and police, installation of tyre killers on a busy road could spell trouble as the heavy volume of vehicles would lead to snarls.
Professor Sewa Ram of School of Planning and Architecture said, “Installing tyre rippers on roads will turn out to be dangerous for commuters who resort to wrong-side driving. Who will take the responsibility if a commuter dies after being hit by these killers on road?” Also, signboards will have to be installed before fixing tyre killers in underpasses so that commuters don’t meet with an accident. Velmurugan, head of the traffic engineering and safety division at Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), said, “If there is no proper signboard telling commuters a tyre killer has been placed, the impact of accident will be worrisome.”
According to Gurugram police, a proper discussion and safety audit should be carried out before installation of tyre killers. “If there is a proposal to install tyre killers, it should be critically examined first to ensure that it doesn’t become a safety hazard. We should get feedback from the cities where the tyre killers have been installed. A comprehensive study is required,” said Himanshu Garg, DCP (traffic) Gurugram.
Pune was the first city in India to install tyre killers on a housing society road but the strip had to be removed after police objected to the project, terming it dangerous. Similarly, Noida installed tyre killers in sectors 76 and 77 earlier this month, but the move was also criticized, and later miscreants damaged the devices within a day of being installed. The strips, which have spikes pointed away from the flow of vehicles, puncture the tyres if a vehicle comes from the wrong direction.
DLF has written to HSVP seeking permission to install tyre rippers (or killers) at different locations in the underpasses on Golf Course Road. “Some commuters who travel along this road resort to wrong-side driving. Due to wrong-side movement of vehicles, accidents happen very frequently. To avoid this situation, we intend to fix tyre killers on exit points of Sikanderpur, Arjun Marg, Belaire and Cyber Hub underpasses. DLF will bear the cost. It will take us three months to execute the project. Initially, we will do it in Sikanderpur underpass,” a DLF official told TOI.
The tyre killers act like speed breakers, but it’ll have metal spikes on one side. If you’re driving in the right direction, you can slow down and move ahead, but if you go on the wrong side, the metal spikes will pierce the tyres. In Noida, the tyres of two taxis driving on the wrong side were damaged. The stretch got choked as vehicles had to be towed to one side before the drivers could repair the tyres.
According to experts and police, installation of tyre killers on a busy road could spell trouble as the heavy volume of vehicles would lead to snarls.
Professor Sewa Ram of School of Planning and Architecture said, “Installing tyre rippers on roads will turn out to be dangerous for commuters who resort to wrong-side driving. Who will take the responsibility if a commuter dies after being hit by these killers on road?” Also, signboards will have to be installed before fixing tyre killers in underpasses so that commuters don’t meet with an accident. Velmurugan, head of the traffic engineering and safety division at Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), said, “If there is no proper signboard telling commuters a tyre killer has been placed, the impact of accident will be worrisome.”
According to Gurugram police, a proper discussion and safety audit should be carried out before installation of tyre killers. “If there is a proposal to install tyre killers, it should be critically examined first to ensure that it doesn’t become a safety hazard. We should get feedback from the cities where the tyre killers have been installed. A comprehensive study is required,” said Himanshu Garg, DCP (traffic) Gurugram.
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