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Scant regard for rules

With motorists paying scant regard these days for traffic signals installed at various locations in the city, driving often becomes a nightmarish experience for those on the ‘right’ side of the law.

The signal points at Pulimoodu junction and at Statue junction are typical examples of this disregard for road rules. Even after the signal turns red for vehicles coming from Ayurveda College area to Statue, vehicles keep crossing the signal point.

his prevents vehicles waiting to cut across the road and proceed to the Press Road junction before the signal turns red for them. Often, this occurs in the presence of the police constable posted there.

At the Statue junction, two wheeler riders often zip past the signal point without even a glance at the traffic light. This means that pedestrians have to keep a sharp eye for oncoming traffic. At signal points where there are no police personnel on duty the situation is worse. With no one to check them, many motorists refuse to allow traffic lights to interfere with the pleasure of driving. To add insult to injury, motorists who stop for a red light are often given sympathetic smiles by these ‘colour blind’ drivers as they drive past. Rules, they say, are meant to be broken.

G. Mahadevan

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