Kolkata: Changing their stance from usual traffic safety awareness drives held outside traffic guards and kiosks, Bidhannagar Police is now approaching community gatherings — be it morning/evening-goers at tea stalls, bus passengers at bus termini or puja organisers at Saraswati Puja pandals — teaching them the dos and don’ts of road safety, importance of wearing helmets for adults as well as kids and demonstrations on blind spots.
“We have realised that if we call people to our selected spots to teach them road safety awareness, we will not be able to percolate the information and education to a larger section of the society. Hence, we have now started moving out of our comfort zones and are reaching doorsteps of people to educate them about traffic safety,” said a senior officer of Bidhannagar City Police.
As per the new movement, officers of Baguiati traffic guard visited multiple Saraswati Puja pandals and bus termini over last week. “We made the locals aware about perils of drink driving, speeding, sudden lane cutting, riding without helmet, pillion riding with more than one and other issues. They were also explained about blind spots in heavy vehicles and the need for third party insurance,” said an officer.
Officers of airport traffic guard visited the terminus of bus number 45 on VIP Road and explained to pedestrians and passengers the perils of jaywalking, crossing roads in front of buses and getting on and off a bus while it is on the move.
“We drew a yellow line around a bus and showed the passengers the areas that the driver can’t see from seat. We have received huge response from the drive and will continue approaching passengers at more public gatherings,” said another senior officer.
The drive began after a class VII student returning from a science Olympiad tournament with her mother in a scooter was run over by a truck at Kaikhali on VIP Road last Sunday when the woman was apparently trying to overtake the truck when its handle got hit by the truck leading to the accident.
“The drives have been really helpful. Had we not given live demonstration about a driver’s vision from his seat, we would have never understood why we shouldn’t cross right in front of a vehicle even when the vehicle is standing at a traffic signal,” said Pradyut Sen, a passenger and resident of Kaikhali.
“We have realised that if we call people to our selected spots to teach them road safety awareness, we will not be able to percolate the information and education to a larger section of the society. Hence, we have now started moving out of our comfort zones and are reaching doorsteps of people to educate them about traffic safety,” said a senior officer of Bidhannagar City Police.
As per the new movement, officers of Baguiati traffic guard visited multiple Saraswati Puja pandals and bus termini over last week. “We made the locals aware about perils of drink driving, speeding, sudden lane cutting, riding without helmet, pillion riding with more than one and other issues. They were also explained about blind spots in heavy vehicles and the need for third party insurance,” said an officer.
Officers of airport traffic guard visited the terminus of bus number 45 on VIP Road and explained to pedestrians and passengers the perils of jaywalking, crossing roads in front of buses and getting on and off a bus while it is on the move.
“We drew a yellow line around a bus and showed the passengers the areas that the driver can’t see from seat. We have received huge response from the drive and will continue approaching passengers at more public gatherings,” said another senior officer.
The drive began after a class VII student returning from a science Olympiad tournament with her mother in a scooter was run over by a truck at Kaikhali on VIP Road last Sunday when the woman was apparently trying to overtake the truck when its handle got hit by the truck leading to the accident.
“The drives have been really helpful. Had we not given live demonstration about a driver’s vision from his seat, we would have never understood why we shouldn’t cross right in front of a vehicle even when the vehicle is standing at a traffic signal,” said Pradyut Sen, a passenger and resident of Kaikhali.
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