Kolkata, Vikas Kumar Gupta: Road accidents are happening in different areas of the metropolis due to ‘blind spot’ (the space below the front side outside the driver’s seat of the vehicle drivers). For example, if a person or a bicycle passes in front of a large vehicle, it is not visible to the driver sitting on the steering wheel. Because of this many accidents happen in the metropolis. To stop this, initiative has been taken by the Kolkata Traffic Police. To get rid of this problem from the side of the police, ‘front view mirrors’ are being installed in the vehicles.
Traffic guard policemen getting front view mirrors installed in buses
In different areas of the metropolis, policemen of traffic guards are going to private bus stands in their areas and getting ‘front view mirrors’ installed in buses. This scene was seen at the private bus stand located in North Kolkata’s Baghbazar, where policemen are installing front view mirrors in the buses. With this mirror, sitting on the driver’s seat in all vehicles, the drivers can easily see who is moving below in the outer part.
After the death of the student in Behala, the accident was revealed in the blind spot itself.
A senior official of Lalbazar said that though there has been a significant reduction in road accidents on the roads as compared to earlier, but accidents due to blind spots are not being stopped. The death of the child in Behala was also due to blind spot. For this reason, due consideration is being given to “front view mirror” to prevent road accidents caused by blind spots. Gradually, this glass is being installed in vehicles by various traffic guards and police stations of the metropolis. He hoped that after its installation, the problem of blind spots of the drivers would end. Due to this, road accidents will also reduce.
Training program started by the police in different areas of the city
After the death of a student in a road accident in Behala Chauraha area of the metropolis, traffic department officials are imparting driving training to auto, bus, taxi drivers in different areas of the city. Basically this training is being given in some community hall in different areas. In this training, drivers are being made aware about the speed of the vehicle from zebra crossing on different roads of the city. Drivers are being made aware of how dangerous overtaking can be.
Where never overtake, where always keep slow speed: Kolkata Police
During this training, the drivers are being told that they should always drive at a slow speed at school, hospital, or any office place and at busy intersections. Apart from this, it is also being said in the training that when the drivers are taking the vehicle from the vicinity of a school, they should not overtake at all. In such a situation, the danger of accident remains. The drivers are also being told by the police that if the signal is red at the traffic intersection, then their own vehicle should always be kept behind the zebra crossing.
Advice not to overtake in front of any school in the city even by mistake
Every large vehicle like private bus, school bus, lorry shall always be fitted with a front view mirror in front of its driver’s seat. So that they do not have to face the problem of blind spot in their vehicle. Some drivers participating in this training say that this training session has been organized for their convenience. By participating in this, many new information and new methods of driving were learned. They will get the benefit of attending this training while driving.