Lack of sign boards, faulty design of speed breakers cause accidents too

Ludhiana: It is true that rash driving claims the lives of many, especially youngsters. People have lost their lives and also put other people’s lives in danger due to speed. But experts also said lack of sign boards ahead of speed breakers have cost many lives.
In a tragic incident reported on March 8, 2019 four young people, all aged between 14 to 20 years, Kashish Arora of Model Town, Devesh Chandra of Lucknow, siblings Bhavneet Juneja and Sanya Juneja of Phase-II, Dugri died after their speeding car fell into BRS Nagar bridge of Sidhwan Canal near municipal corporation (MC) Zone-D office. The incident occurred around 11pm. All four had died on the way to the hospital, turning their joy ride into a nightmare for their family.
National road safety expert, Kamaljit Soi said, “In this particular case, many things contributed to the tragedy. One is the speed breaker, the car lost balance on it as it was not made according to the specifications of Indian road congress. I have been to the spot and the verified that the speed breaker was not as per the ideal dimensions. There were no caution board warning a vehicle driver about the speed breaker. Ideally, there has to be caution board at 50 meters ahead of the speed breaker, on either sides. The speed breaker has to be painted well to be visible. The rumble strips speed breaker are less damaging, so those should be preferred. I would also hold MC accountable for the ill design of speed breaker.”