Gurgaon: All of the “steps to calm the speed” and the norms set by the Indian Road Congress (IRC) are in the U-Turn firover at IFFCO Chowk, said National Highways officials (NHAI), even as safety experts on suspicion that the flyover throughout the NCR It is planned to keep the car and do not remember the two wheels.
The security of this structure has arrived under the spotlight on Sunday after two motorcyclists die allegedly after they lost their balance and fell on the 20-foot distribution fence below.
“This kind of incident has not yet occurred (on the flyover) before and it is likely to occur because it accelerates on the commuter section.
Since our end, all safety steps have been taken since the first day.
All steps calm the speed there.
We have also signed signage to tell people to The speed limit is 40 kilometers per hour and has installed four lines of cat eyes where the curvature of the flyover starts so that the vehicle speed is reduced automatically, “an NHAI official, who did not want to be identified, was told toi.
Speed ​​breaker, according to NHAI, cannot be placed on the road that is elevated because there is a possibility that the vehicle jumps on this too.
Used by commuters traveling from MG Road and Huda City Center to Delhi and Sukhrali, Four-Lane Unidirectional Flyover built and opened for passengers in 2018.
“Chevron Board who warns the curve driver forward, and other relevant signage has also been installed on curvature .
The height of the boundary wall is also compliant IRC.
Some structural safety audit has not shown a difference, “the official added.
However, road safety experts with whom Ti spoke, said that such an accident increased not only in Gurgaon but throughout the NCR and other countries.
Many factors, they say, are responsible for this.
“One of the problems is that this structure is usually designed for cars without considering two two wheels.
However, and ramps on exchanges are also used by two wheels, which tend to move with the same speed as cars but may not always be safe for them.
Besides that, Side collision protection is not considered, as a result of where passengers fall because enough protection has not been given on the side of the structure and side walls it has not been properly designed, “RAM rents, associate professor and urban expert road design in school planning and architecture, said.
RAM recommends the use of “low speed calming steps” and designed “forgiving roads”.
“What is done by the forgiveness is that if there are three lines, outside lanes, the closest to the limit wall, painted in such a way that it reminds the commuters not to drive on it.
So, if the vehicle accidentally starts to slip, the outer path is functioning As a buffer, make sure they will slip into the lane but don’t fall.
The logic of forgiving steps is that if someone makes a mistake, they don’t pay with their lives, “Ram said.
Rohit Baluja, Director of the Road Traffic Institute, Meanwhile, links such an accident with the absence of traffic engineering in the traffic management system and emphasizes the need to follow the principles of “safe system approach”, which anticipates commuter errors and implies taking steps – Steps to ensure that people don’t die or maintain serious injuries.