‘Faulty’ speed breaker creates buzz on social media after crash on FNG

Noida: A bike accident on FNG Road on Thursday morning generated a buzz online, as angry commuters took to Twitter to attribute it to a faulty speed breaker. The biker who was on his way towards Parthala Chowk from Behlolpur sustained injuries after falling off his two-wheeler while trying to negotiate the speed breaker.
Amit Gupta, an engineer and a Noida resident who witnessed the accident, wasted no time in tweeting about it. “Despite the chief minister's order, the deadly speed breakers are not being removed from Noida. Today morning, I witnessed an accident between Parathala Chowk 122 and 23 due to the faulty speed breaker. Moreover, the speed breaker has no paint (marking).” Indeed, the speed breaker has no markings and has been constructed in a manner that appears like a mould spread across the road. Daily commuters claimed that most of the time motorists are unable to see the speed breaker while driving down the busy road.
“So, this speed breaker gives sudden jumps and is not visible. Many small accidents keep on happening due to this speed breaker. The person who had an accident today got an injury to his shoulder area. He and his wife were on a motorcycle,” Gupta wrote.
Varun Singh, another daily commuter, said, “This speed breaker should not be here on this road. It doesn’t look like a planned speed breaker. I commute daily from this road, so I am aware of this breaker. However, for people who don’t commute daily, it's dangerous for them. Most of the time in the evening, especially I also sometimes forget that there is a breaker here. There should be at least some signboards to identify this speed breaker”.
The road is one of the busiest stretches as it connects Noida with Ghaziabad.
Farukh Jamal, a civil engineer, wrote, “By looking at the picture I can say the speed breaker is not as per design code. As per the parameters, the height should not be greater than 10 cm. This speed breaker has a similar width and height which is wrong. The width should be greater so that it can give a smooth-riding. Also, its height is more than 10 cm”.
When contacted, DCP (traffic) Ganesh Prasad Saha said, “We will carry out a survey. If the speed breaker is not as norms, we will get it razed.”