Create stronger deterrents to speeding
In October, a shocking road traffic incident – wherein a speeding car crashed into three stationary vehicles and an ambulance, leading to five fatalities and several injuries – was caught by CCTV cameras on Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli sea link. Speed management in India involves reviewing and revising speed limits, deterring speeding through surveillance and fines, and conducting public awareness campaigns. Typically, city expressways see posted speed limits of 60km/hour while arterial roads have limits of 40 km/hour and peak hour traffic, within cities, barely scrapes past the 20km/hour-mark even if speed limits are set higher. Speeding occurs across a city – on expressways, arterial roads and even residential areas – where overlooked road design elements, such as a wide turning radius, end up posing significant speeding risk. Speed limits and design speeds should ideally be the same to avoid speeding and non-compliance.
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