Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen Raveendra, IPS., today held a Traffic road safety review meeting with officials of the traffic wing with regard to traffic issues and road safety.
The Commissioner, who enquired about the traffic issues being faced, asked officials to coordinate with officials.
Issues related to Prevention of road accidents, Road Safety, Traffic education, traffic engineering and work, Inadequate lighting, road markings, junction improvements, sign boards, blackspots, U turn, footpaths, foot over bridges, water logging, drainage and water leakage were discussed.
During the meeting, the current safety scenario on the roads in the Cyberabad Commissionerate limits was presented and the identified road accidents hot spots were brought to the knowledge of the officials.
While discussing the causes for accidents at various accident hot spots, it was decided to conduct joint inspections of them and take engineering measures to prevent further accidents at the same spots. CP instructed to conduct frequent Drunken and driving checkings.
CP stressed on the need for co-ordinated efforts by all the stake holding departments to reduce fatalities and injuries on roads in Cyberabad.
The traffic police officers were asked to continue the same efforts being carried out this year against the menace of driving under the influence of alcohol. Particularly, the core area of Cyberabad in Madhapur zone has to be put under closer surveillance by traffic police to improve road safety during odd hours.
This year more than 36000 drunk driving cases have been registered against persons caught while driving under the influence of alcohol and are being prosecuted in the courts.
The CP urged the officers to focus on securing conviction against all of them by coordinating with the courts and get their licenses suspended in coordination with the RTO’s.
It was decided to conduct such meetings per every 15 days from now on for better results in road safety.
