On the side of Durgabai Deshmukh Road, where the vehicular movement is towards Raja Annamalai Puram, wrong-way driving is rampant.
Motorists coming from Malligaipoo Nagar and heading towards Gandhi Nagar First Main Road, should take the intersection of Broadies Castle Road and D. G. S. Dhinakaran Salai and Adyar Bridge Road and Arunachalapuram Main Road. That is, if they follow the rule book.
However, some motorists, to avoid taking this detour, drive in the wrong direction on Durgabai Deshmukh Road. The problem affects pedestrians too, as they run the risk of being hit by these motorists who come suddenly into view from an unexpected side of the road.
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This is a long-standing issue, one that pedestrians are tired of complaining about to traffic police personnel. Keeping their personal safety in mind, they continue to do so.
Here are the facts of the matter: Pedestrians on a section of Thiruvalluvar Salai in Thiruvanmiyur have asked the Greater Chennai Traffic Police to implement the one-way traffic system in letter and spirit.
For, even now, after several pleas to curb the menace, motorists from South Avenue in Thiruvanmiyur continue to enter the eastern section of Thiruvalluvar Salai (towards East Coast Road), which is a one-way.