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There is talk and concern in the air once again \u2013 after a fatal and near-fatal accident involving vehicles and motorcycles. The fatal accident is not the first to take place at the DBMC junction. That junction has always been an accident waiting to happen \u2013 only that \u201cthe authorities\u201d, including our sleeping policemen, did not seem to realise that. Will we see action now, or will the concern die down after nine days to be followed by the usual inaction?<\/p>\n
Surely the solution must involve a roundabout, ALONG WITH well designed public education programmes on roundabout etiquette. It is high time we ease out of the mediocrity that characterizes so much about this country and enter the age of modernity and sophistication.<\/p>\n
And while we are at it, consider a roundabout for the old Public Works junction as well, and yes, accompanied by relentless public education on the use of roundabouts.<\/p>\n
We are now clamouring for the use of helmets by motorcyclists to be made mandatory. A former Senior Traffic Officer is one of those joining the clamour. I take the point that often we see more clearly when we are in retirement. \u00a0I hope he has influence on our sleeping Traffic authorities.\u00a0 Apart from not wearing helmets, everyone knows that motorcyclists rule in this do-what-you-want country.\u00a0 The lack of discipline in this country is epitomized by the behaviour of motorcyclists. They are the scourge of road users. Do speed limits apply to them also? Are their bikes subjected to annual inspections? Are their mufflers checked for noise? As a matter of fact, are any vehicle mufflers and speakers checked for noise? Are vehicle inspections more than merely perfunctory? And are these perfunctory inspections condoned by the bosses?<\/p>\n
Some time ago I wrote about Speed and<\/em> Noise on Federation Drive<\/em>, a road that adjoins our main hospital. Copies were sent to all of the authorities. I called for creative thinking by the authorities to make the hospital zone a quiet, patient-friendly one \u2013 more livable for residents and workers at the DCFH, and to avoid the accident waiting to happen near the new hospital exit. Are the authorities aware of the problem? Are they working on a solution? Have they considered, for example, making Federation Drive one-way going east from the roundabout to Tyrell\u2019s Lane or Rose Street, among other possible solutions?\u00a0 Or are they waiting until the accident does happen \u2026 and the clamour emerges?<\/p>\n Dancea Lipson<\/em><\/p>\n Goodwill<\/em><\/p>\n 30th<\/sup> December 2020<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is talk and concern in the air once again \u2013 after a fatal and near-fatal accident involving vehicles and motorcycles. The fatal accident is not the first to take place at the DBMC junction. That junction has always been…","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":39536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,77,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n