''The increasing stress involved in motoring nowadays makes the psychological efficiency of the driver a more important factor than the mechanical efficiency of the vehicle he drives'' (Parry, 1968).
....surely the 'psyche' runs the show...Welcome to the ''Psyche Drives''...

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Snippets

Here are some road scenarios to think about as to what we do on roads unconcerned about others.

And here I was the witness to pile up in Chandigarh as these cars speeded up on a busy road
and ended up crashing into each other. Fortunately only three got badly damaged
while four other just escaped with few scratches. 
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Here's a  new style of "wearing" helmet...
after all it is for the enforcement and not for your own safety...isn't it??


Barricades left unattended in the midst of road..
can prove fatal especially when placed immediately after a turn...

And here is horse cart with its unmarked protruding load
moving on the right of the road


And here's a probably rich guy in a sedan
transporting some material protruding dangerously out. 



This is another common sight on our Indian roads.
Making the 'best' use of your conveyance...for your convenience!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

''23rd National Road Safety Week''

"Accidents bring tears, safety brings cheer" is the theme for 23rd National Road Safety Week so as to create awareness among citizens to be safe, drive safe and arrive safe. The Road Safety Week is observed worldwide in the first week of January and in most of the cities we can notice proactive policemen and citizens working diligently to create awareness on road safety and to bring down the fatality rate on roads.

'Road Safety Week' this time is being observed during 17th-23rd January in my city (Chandigarh, India). Everyday awareness camps are being organised in various parts of the city. An interactive seminar was organised in Govt. College, Sector-46 where officials from enforcement agencies, professionals from different backgrounds, teachers, NGO's, lawmakers were present. Relevant issues that bother every road user were bought to the fore and fruitful recommendations were suggested. Chandigarh Traffic Police deserves to be lauded for its various endeavors like taking stringent action for drunken driving, engaging responsible citizens as  Traffic Marshals, deploying hi-tech gadgets, using sms alerts, interacting with citizens through Facebook and making its presence felt not only physically but also technologically. Kudos to them!!