1,322 traffic rule breaches in 25 secs at Dhaula Kuan

NEW DELHI: In a pointer to an overwhelming trend across the city, a 25-second video footage of a small stretch at Dhaula Kuan on Ring Road during morning rush hour has revealed how almost all the commuters violated traffic norms. There were at least 1,322 violations during this brief span, with the offenders turning the four-lane carriageway into 12 lanes of mixed traffic of cars, two-wheelers and tractors locked in a mad rush to zip ahead.

The video, shot by the Institute for Road Traffic Education (IRTE) on October 28, was shown at a road safety convention, organized by the International Road Federation (IRF), leaving transport and safety experts stumped about Delhi's traffic woes.

'Most unaware of lane violations'

IRTE president Rohit Baluja said that a similar study was carried out across the national capital in 2007, which showed 146 million traffic violations were occurring in a day. While 138 millions were moving violations, 34 millions were due to road engineering faults.

"The report was accepted by the Delhi government and was one of the reasons behind setting up of an umbrella body for planning and clearing all transport infrastructure projects, UTTIPEC. When we studied the recent video footage, we found that almost all the commuters were overtaking each other or changing lanes without giving any sign or indication. This is a practice on all city roads. Almost all commuters are unaware of lane violations and how they lead to accidents," Baluja said.

With traffic police focusing on major violations such as drunk dri8ving and over speeding, little has been done to inculcate a sense of discipline among drivers, feel traffic experts. "The video footage showed how two-wheelers were switching lanes. In fact, most commuters don't know that they violate traffic norms by changing lanes like this and that they can be penalized," said V L Patankar, additional director general (ADG) of highway ministry.

The ADG suggested pilot studies on stretches to map how commuters violate norms, and they should be notified. "Once they are informed what violations they are committing, the violators should be penalized. This is possible using electronic surveillance of two-three stretches without notifying the commuters," Patankar said.

Even traffic and transport experts from abroad, who took part in the conference, observed that best practices, which have been successful in other parts of the world, might prove unsuccessful in Indian cities like Delhi because of the sheer number of violations and a solitary lane accommodating vehicles of as many as three-four lanes.

To make matters worse, the huge share of two-wheelers - almost 68% of the entire traffic - makes it even more difficult to enforce immediate changes.

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