PANJIM: There has been a good response to Road
Safety during the Road Safety week but the number of accidents haven’t come down, Member of North Goa District Road Safety Committee said after the meeting at the Collectorate Building Panjim.
He said it was suggested that alcometres would be distributed to police and to KTC and messages would be flashed on the EV city buses to encourage road safety. Meanwhile, SP Traffic Prabodh Shirvoikar said 5037 cases were booked by Traffic Cells during road safety week.
SP Traffic Prabodh Shirvokar told media that this time the focus has been on education road users on traffic safety. A total of 5037 cases were booked during Road Safety Week by All Traffic Cells (from14/10/2024 to 20/10/2024), he stated. A total of 8668 people were educated including school students, truck drivers, pedestrians, workers, etc.
Following are the cases booked during Road Safety Week by All Traffic Cells from October 14 to 20, 2024
Without Helmet-1536
Drunken Driving-268
Over Speeding -368
Speaking on Mobile-147
Carrying Passengers in Goods Carriage-24
Red Light Jumping-34
Without MDL-15
Without Seat belt -236
Excess Pillion Rider-93
Tinted Glass- 28
Without Number plate- 39
Improper Number Plate- 83
Projection of Load-68
Driving dangerously or recklessly-01
Overtaking-63
Lane Cutting- 60
No Parking-257
No Entry -430
Dangerous Parking-530
Using vehicle without registration-80
Unauthorized Parking-79
Other Cases-598
# Total Cases- 5037