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[br][br]The Agra-Lucknow Expressway was built to ease traveling and improve connectivity. But off late, the highway has turned into a death trap mostly due to over-speeding vehicles.[br][br]And now, the Uttar Pradesh government has come up with a rather weird plan to check errant drivers.[br][br]Those who cover the 302 km long stretch in less than 3 hours, will have to pay a fine.[br][br]Speed limit[br][br]There's already a speed limit but drivers rarely pay heed[br][br]The decision was announced on Sunday by Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), which has already put a speeding limit on the highway.[br][br]While cars can't travel beyond 100 kmph, the speed limit for heavy vehicles is 60 kmph.[br][br]However, there have been enough incidents on the expressway which show no one is paying attention to the rules set by UPEIDA.[br][br]Plan[br][br]After process started, 25 drivers were fined[br][br]Divulging details on the new proposal, UPEIDA Chief Executive Officer Avnish Kumar Awasthi said vehicles will be checked at two toll plazas- Lucknowand Agra.[br][br]"If any vehicle is found to have covered the distance between Agra and Lucknow or vice versa in less than three hours, then it will be slapped with an e-challan," Awasthi said.[br][br][br][br]On Sunday itself, 25 commuters were fined.[br][br]UPEIDA is turning towards technology to make process work[br][br]"High tech equipment, including camera, which can detect over-speeding and read number plate have been installed on milestone 21 (Agra) and 290 (Lucknow) to issue e-challan to those drivers who overspeed on the expressway," Awasthi said.[br][br]Data[br][br]Many accidents in the past; overspeeding is the culprit[br][br]According to data, as many as 250 people died in the last 23 months on the Expressway.[br][br]Moreover, an RTI reply in March revealed that 1,966 accidents took place on the Expressway between August 1, 2017, and December 31, 2018. Out of these, stray animals caused 145 accidents.[br][br]In all other cases, the culprit was either tire burst, overspeeding or sleeping drivers.[br][br]The law looks ill-thought through[br][br]Ideas are dime a dozen, and the key lies in execution. If the government could not keep the over-speeding drivers in check, it remains to be seen how this ill-thought through new law can bring any meaningful change.[br][br]Keep Using and Enjoying Infinix.[br][br]Source: newsbytes. |
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发表于 2019-07-01 17:01:00
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