REAL AS IT GETS…in Ahmedabad
Till date, Amdavadis have paid Rs 45 lakh in fines for not wearing helmets in just three months and another Rs 27 lakh for not buckling up their seat belts. It seems like it doesn’t bother them to follow the rules even if they have to may so much money in penalty.
According to a survey, last year in 2008, the Ahmedabad citizens paid upto Rs 3.16 crore and this year the amount has already reached upto Rs 77 lakh!
The traffic police suggests’ Amdavadis like to ride their machines without a care in the world’.
People actually seem to not care about paying so much money, when they can easily follow the traffic rules. Following the traffic rules is NOT going to be heavy on their pocket!
And infact, the law has been established for people to keep safe and also encourage others to keep safe. Still they are not caring about their lives or money.
When it comes to seat belt safety, out of all the people who drive cars, MANY of them haven’t been seen wearing a seat belt. To be precise, in 2008, the no. of people held without a seat belt were 77,173 and the money recovered from them was about Rs 77, 10,000. This year from January 1 till March 31, the police have caught 27,691 people already who were not wearing the seat belt.
The deputy commissioner of police (traffic) MM Anarwala says’ whenever I stand at a traffic point I find 7 out of 10 without helmet. A large number of people drive cars without fastening their seat belt without realizing that in the unfortunate event of an accident, they will suffer less if they drive as prescribed’
And it is so true! Everybody knows! It’s not like they don’t know!
But they don’t care…
It is not only the case of Ahmedabad; this is just a city update.
It is a case all over the country in many places and even outside India.
So WEARING A SEAT BELT AND FOLLOWING THE TRAFFIC OR DRIVING RULES IS ONLY GOING TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR MONEY SAFE!
source for this post: Ahmedabad mirror, Tuesday, April 21, 2009
BUCKLE UP!!
Everyone needs to BUCKLE UP!
“Who cares?” this is the general attitude of people all over the world towards things that have a potential of making a big hole in their lives and destroying them for a lifetime. for instance, I take an example of traffic or driving rules. How many of you out there actually follow them? As a matter of fact very few actually do and most of them don’t even realize when they don’t follow the rules because in reality they don’t care!
When things like campaigns, ads or certain reminders from peers try to make a man, who doesn’t follow traffic rules, to realize that he should do that- and in any case it is only going to help him- he couldn’t care less. There are many people with such a mentality that they don’t want to listen either because they think these things don’t matter and they wont have any importance or also in many cases they might think ‘it’s not cool’. This is something that one would here only from a teenager. To think that to follow the rules is not cool, please don’t think this AT ALL that to NOT follow the rules would be cool. Because then you might end up in a very ‘uncool’ state after all.
kids, teenagers...all need to
There have been many cases and many many situations where a majority of teenagers have lost their lives in car accidents just because of their carelessness and their attitude towards ‘rules’. There are certain rules in life one should follow at least just to decrease the risk of ending up dead.
Not wearing a belt could be hazardous in both ways: either you get a ticket or you get a ticket to hell!-or heaven-wherever you might end up!!
The truth is it is high time and we all should take care and responsibility of our actions.
Every time you sit in the car, whether you’re at the driver’s seat or at the passenger’s seat or back seat or even at the top!-take care that you wear a seatbelt and if you see someone without it, just kindly ask them to wear it. It is also an adult’s responsibility to check whether a child below the age o 14 is wearing a seatbelt or not.
Especially teenage individuals who don’t wear seatbelts, please you have to know and you have to be aware that buckling up can help. It really can decrease the risk of early death!
This is not a myth or something that could never happen to just anyone. Infact, it can happen to anyone. If you face an accident, unless something doesn’t come crashing through your windows or your wind shield and if something doesn’t smash right over your car, it is quite possible that if you’re wearing a seatbelt, you might survive with the most minor injuries. The easiest injury would just be a shock!
So, my only message here is that next time please wear a seatbelt…it’s for safety.
Next time you sit in the car, hear the clicks as many number of times as much the people are in the car! if you click it you won’t get the ticket!
so,
BUCKLE UP FOR SAFETY!!
LET IT RING WHILE YOU DRIVE
As part of the ‘technology cycle 1’ of MYP year 5 moderations, we made commercial on social issues. We worked through many stages of the technology cycle, beginning with investigate till create and then evaluated the process. The video in this article is a product of the whole process. I chose to work on the issue of cell phone driving because I feel that like underage driving; using cell phone while driving is also an undesired attempt to suicide. A study by Professor David Strayer states that “If you put a 20-year-old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone, their reaction times are the same as a 70-year-old driver who is not using a cell phone.” I looked at a variety of alternatives to avoid the use of cell phone while driving. But finally I concluded that not picking up the cell phone while it is ringing is the best alternative as using hands-free does not reduce the risk of accident. This is proved by a statistical report of the NHTSA which says that the number 1 source of driver inattention is use of a wireless device. The story of the commercial is based on the perspective of a man. It shows a comparison between the the view of a builiding while driving without and while talking on phone while driving. The tilted view of the man is exaggerated to create the desired impact and to make the avertisemet humorous. Traffic rules are made by a country’s traffic department to assure the safety of the citizens. And so I believe that obeying to traffic rules is a moral duty of every citizen.
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Teen traffic
We have recently noticed many fatal incidents related to underage driving. This matter has become very serious now as many lives lie at risk while adolescents ride around the town. Even after many terrible accident caused due to underage driving, very few action towards it has been taken. There is a need for a change on our roads now. The fine has dropped from 1,106rs in 2006, to 586rs in 2007 and now 289rs in 2008 (may). The low traffic fine and lenient traffic rules another reason why young drivers drive freely on the streets. It is only recently that the maximum fine has been raised to 1000rs. Parents also don’t pay attention to what their children do and some also encourage them to drive. They need to think twice before handing over the key to their children.
Teen drivers between the ages of 16 to 19 have 5 times more the chances of getting into an accident than any older person would. Due to less experience teens are more likely to underestimate hazardous situations. Compared to older drivers, teens are most likely to be the ones speeding, running red light and making illegal turns, and driving after the consumption of alcohol or drugs. Young drivers riding with other teen passengers have more chances of crashing, as more the passengers, more the chances of casualties. The traffic control has come to a conclusion that majority of the accidents by underage drivers are caused on Friday and Saturday nights between 9pm to 6 am. About 30% of the crashes witnessed in Gujarat involved speeding and alcohol even though Gujarat is a dry state.
Parents and teenagers need to be made aware of the dangers of driving. Underage driving should be avoided. 1400 adolescents died due to underage driving in India in 1999 and the numbers keep growing drastically, year by year.
Euphemism
Drive for Safety
Driving while talking on the cell phone has become a very common habit among people of all age groups. This results into many road accidents taking the lives of many people. This happens due to lack of attention because the drivers are distracted by the conversation. Even the use of bluetooth devices does not help the drivers in concentrating. They are only looking but not really seeing. Many studies have shown that use of cell phones while driving increases the risks of accidents among all age groups. To combat this, traffic rules have been formed that ban the use of mobile phones while driving. However, many people continue to disregard this rule.
The advertisement here aptly shows that a moment of carelessness can result in dangerous accidents. Using a toy car, it tries to put across this point very succinctly. It reminds us that it is very important to have complete focus on the road while driving. This is essential not only for the driver’s safety but also for the safety of other drivers and pedestrians.
I think that…
Keeping in mind one of the major issues ‘Global Warming’, I think that it is important to address people about the vast production of Green house gases by the pollution emitted from the vehicles. People don’t recognize the changes happening in temperature everyday, but if you observe the data of last ten years I’m sure that you will understand something. Each and every one of us has contributed in increasing the amount of Green House Gas produced every year, but we don’t realize it. Bursting fireworks, driving cars with petrol as a fuel, smoking, Factories and many more are the major subjects giving in the most. Last year in 2008 Indians lived out a day with 50 degree temperature, the highest ever in India, many people suffered with various diseases, why? Global Warming. We need to do something really quickly or the day is not far when the last human specie is fading out. One thing we need to do is to stop the growing hole of the Ozone layer, because if we don’t stop the expansion of Ozone layer than soon ice peaks would just be a history and no ice means temperature increasing speed is doubled. We should understand the significance of pollution affecting the atmosphere. Just picking up the pace on when the signals go green and showing off your full speed affects atmosphere & you yourself also.
12 different ways by which one can help in decrease fuel consumption
a) Tyres of your vehicles should be pumped up every month.
b) Should drive the vehicle at a moderate speed.
c) The owner must clean the air-filter regularly.
d) The thickness of the tyres should be as thin as possible.
e) The start of your vehicles should be done properly
f) The driving should be done in the top gear.
g) Should carry unnecessary luggage with you.
h) According to the traffic ahead you must adjust the vehicle speed.
i) You should avoid rapid acceleration for quick speed pick up.
j) You should minimize the aerodynamic drag of the vehicle for saving up to 20% of fuel consumption.
k) Don’t let your engine to go into standby mode when you are stuck in the traffic.
j) 10% more fuel is used when a car uses air conditioner.
These are some informative facts and would help us in saving such precious fuel ‘Petrol’. Who so ever read these facts are request to kindly follow it.” Following these instructions will help the environment as well as the living creatures.
Earth: Help me!! Can’t Take More of it!!!
People commonly know about Carbon Monoxide (CO) emission from the transportation’s. Briefly we can say that Carbon monoxide is released when incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons is occurred, resulting unburned hydrocarbons with carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxides and water. Hence when the hydrocarbons are combusted in a four-stroke engine some hydrocarbons do not get sufficient amount of oxygen in the engine and therefore the lacking oxygen molecules react with carbon forming carbon monoxide.These gases harm the emvirenment badly and can cause a fatal death to the humans. It would be necessary for the people reading this article that by using our brains we can launch out a new dimension of this world. This can be by any common person, all you have to do is to use CNG and LPG gases as a fuel in your vehicles. Helping the environment as well as yourself.
Cell Phone Driving: A social issue?
Dialling, answering and having a conversation on phone while driving is dangerous. While dialling or answering the phone the person has to take his eyes off the road. Also, one of the hands remains engaged while using the phone. Hands-free is used by some people to avoid the danger of an accident. But this does not reduce the risk as the person’s attention is in the conversation instead of the road. A study by the University of Utah states that the motorists talking on phone through hands-free are 18% slower in braking and 17% slower in regaining the same speed.
Another option is to park the vehicle on a side and then talk. But (more…)
In a ‘Hurry’, don’t forget the ‘Red’!
All rules and regulations are made for a cause. Traffic rules, moreover, are meant for the safety of the public which nowadays freely violates them. In many Indian cities, like Ahmedabad, people freely skip red lights. Traffic lights are there so that all intersections can run freely, without jams or accidents. Yet most people go around abdicating their responsibility towards these rules. Even when a traffic official is there to regulate, people jump red lights. Most crossroads situated in the core of the city are jammed in rush hours. Some stay jammed throughout the day. (more…)
About us…
As a part of our assessment, we have created a blog through which we will be publicizing the social issues in the video advertisements, which we have previously made. Within this website, you will be able to explore and interact about different social and environmental issues. Each section has different content, which each student has represented in a different approach. The blog section you see here is about helmet safety.
I have chosen helmet safety as my issue because I want to educate people about their safety and the dangers of not wearing a helmet. People in the world know that helmet will keep them safe, however still they will not wear a helmet for whatever reason.
Focusing only on my country, in a year, there are lakhs of accidents occurring in my country. India is a very cultured and religious country, but it is still going through poverty. However, there are many educated people in India, but when it comes to road safety; little is done to improve conditions. India wants to move forward and wants develop. I want to help by raising awareness of road safety with this blog.
Traffic Police Is Watching You!!!
Traffic Enforcement in Ahmedabad – True figures !
The number of vehicles in Ahmadabad have been increasing at a rate of 6% every year. That is a total of 1,20,000 vehicles are added to the vehicle population of the city every year. In comparison, the road length is increasing at a average rate of only 0.7%. This is causing a situation where more and more vehicles are getting packed into nearly the same space, causing increasing traffic congestions. (more…)
How Many Are Too Many???
Traffic law violation is a very broad subject. The traffic police try their best in Ahmedabad, but a lot of the responsibility is also of the people. We too are equally responsible for our safety as well as others. The main priority of the traffic department presently is child safety. Under this section, the violations that are being thoroughly monitored presently are overloaded school auto-rickshaws / vans and under-age driving.
School auto-rickshaws have a tendency to pack in many more kids than the law permits them to. Only 6 kids are allowed per rickshaw by the law. When this limit is crossed, children end up hanging out, from the sides of rickshaws; this is very dangerous for them. Some of them may just fall out and injure themselves very badly. (more…)
Understand Why You Need To Wear A Helmet
(watch video inside this article)
Actions speak louder than words. India is a very vast country. The Indian government tries to fulfill all the requirements of Indian citizen. India is developing faster than most countries. Its infrastructure, malls, buses, supplies, roads etc are growing… In a few years, India will have a status that no one would have thought ever. This is the result of teamwork between the government and the people of India.
Somewhere Indians are very independent and they believe in doing things their own way, this applies to traffic rules. It’s very common to see numerous traffic violations on Indian roads. (more…)
Interventions and Road Design
Interventions
One method is to post special safety signage on the most dangerous highways.
Interventions take many forms. Contributing factors to highway crashes may be related to the driver (such as driver error, illness or fatigue), the vehicle (brake, steering, or throttle failures) or the road itself (lack of sight distance, poor roadside clear zones, etc). Interventions may seek to reduce or compensate for these factors, or reduce the severity of crashes that do occur. (more…)