Lately lot of initiatives have been taken to educate the masses about Lane Driving in Chandigarh. Awareness campaigns, digital messages displayed on the traffic signals(sector-17), together with announcements through loudspeakers at intersections and to top it all the fine for its violation have also been implemented.
If this is not enough, a lame attempt of marking the roads with paint demarcating different lanes has also been made. But people still do not know the significance of lane driving. A gaping mouth with expressionless face is what you get when you put across this question. The irony is people tend to underestimate its importance. As per research studies, ''Human factors are reported to cause or contribute to 90-95% of traffic accidents'' (Lajunen, Parker & Summala, 2004; Rumar, 1985) and when enlisting the 'Top Five Human factors contributing towards accident involvement', Careless/Erratic Lane changing was found to be at the third place.
If this is not enough, a lame attempt of marking the roads with paint demarcating different lanes has also been made. But people still do not know the significance of lane driving. A gaping mouth with expressionless face is what you get when you put across this question. The irony is people tend to underestimate its importance. As per research studies, ''Human factors are reported to cause or contribute to 90-95% of traffic accidents'' (Lajunen, Parker & Summala, 2004; Rumar, 1985) and when enlisting the 'Top Five Human factors contributing towards accident involvement', Careless/Erratic Lane changing was found to be at the third place.
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| The awareness campaigns that included putting up banners at various intersections in the city. |
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| The Lane marking demarcating the Lanes for '2 & 3 Wheelers on extreme left' while 'Public Transport 4-Wheeler passenger & goods vehicle stands at the centre' while the 'passing lane' on extreme right stands text-free. |
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| Well, who's following what lane? Related links for news on Lane driving in Chandigarh: References: Lajunen, T., Parker, D., & Summala, H. (2004). The Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: A cross-cultural study. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 36, 231-238. Rumar, K. (1985). The role of perceptual and cognitive filters in observed behaviour. In L. Evans and R.C. Schwing (Eds.), Human Behaviour and Traffic Safety (pp. 151-165). New York: Plenum Press. |
