Noida: solid fog because of the temperature decline causing poor visibility on Yamuna’s freeway on Wednesday causing a lot of discomfort for commuting.
District police have suggested commuters to drive slowly and comply with all precautions on the freeway, which has reported several buildup of vehicles and fatal accidents during the foggy season.
At that time, the visibility on the toll road reached 25 meters in Wee hours, but the condition of the fog began to increase from late at night, the traffic department said.
According to data obtained from the freeway concessions, 31 accidents were reported on a 165-km stretch in December last year which made 53 people injured, while 41 accidents were reported in 2020 (87 injuries) and 44 injured).
At least 12 people died of an accident on the stretch in 2021 compared to 18 years 2020.
“We have mobilized traffic personnel in different places to suggest commuters to observe safety, especially on the freeway.
Our personnel have also been scored on the toll plaza for Make an announcement that often urges people to driving slowly and use low beam lights so that their vehicles are seen by others, “Ganesh Prasad Saha, Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic) Gautam Buddh Nagar, to Ti.Earlier, the traffic department has launched the drive for Distributing and creating awareness about the use of reflective tapes to avoid accidents.
Any vehicle that looks without a reflective cassette, the police said, will be well slapped at 10,000 rs under the law of motor vehicles.
“Our personnel have shared updates directly from different places to facilitate travel.
The videos were distributed on our official Twitter handle (@noidatraffic), people could watch it because it would help them to get an idea of ​​weather conditions and plan their trips accordingly , “Sahha said.
According to the police, visibility on the toll road has dropped over the past few days due to intense morning mist.
Given the condition of bad weather during the winter, the Yamuna Expressway authority in December last year has reduced the speed limit for heavy vehicles from 80 km / h to 60 km / h and for light vehicles from 100 km / h to 75 km / h to 75 km / h on arterial roads .
Orders, issued by the Yamuna Authority CEO Dr.
Arun Veer Singh, are implemented on December 15 and will remain valid until February 15.
Traffic Police Volunteer Raghavendra Kumar (35), who has received a Sobriquet ‘Helmet Man of India’, too, advises commuters to utilize strict reflective indicators and tapes.
“When visibility falls anywhere between 10-20 meters in the morning, it becomes very difficult to drive in Yamuna Expressway.
The use of reflective tapes, especially by two-wheeled riders, will help the approaching vehicles to see them,” he said.
Anshu Tanwar, a businessman who travels to Greater Noida every day to work, tells Toi: “In the last 7-8 days, the visibility on the toll road has been in vain.
I will ask the traffic department to ensure that there is a reflector on the road so that The driver can avoid dividers.
They also have to remove the vehicle in the case of the earliest damage or accident, “Tanwar said.