In Punjab, 98% driving license applicants ace automatic driving tests, practically double of countrywide regular
Nearly each and every applicant for a driving license having a check at automated driving take a look at stations in Punjab aces it, a authorities document has disclosed recommending that the transport office really should right away handle the issue.
The good results rate in assessments at automated driving test stations in Punjab is 98 for every cent as opposed to the nationwide normal of 50 to 60 per cent, the ‘Road Security Motion Program for 2022-23′ has flagged.
The motion plan, relating to road safety and accidents, issued by the business office of Director Typical, Punjab Point out Road Security Council (PSRSC), has also observed that crisis care (for highway accident victims) is in a “very lousy issue where by none of the five (Amount-II) Trauma Care Centres (TCCs) recognized in Jalandhar, Khanna, Pathankot, Ferozepur and Fazilka are operational because of to deficiency of frequent staff”.
As for each the motion strategy report accessed by The Indian Convey, “The proposal to establish TCCs in all govt medical faculties in the state has not materialised. Also, the proposal to make trauma care facilities in the unexpected emergency ward of district hospitals much too has not taken form in spite of the final decision taken in PSRSC a few several years ago.”
“It has been established in a recent analyze that prompt crisis care lessens the fatalities by at minimum 30%,” the report said.
The action prepare pointed out that “the overall health section should really instantly make all five (Stage-II) TCCs operational by deputing temporary employees should really also improve the emergencies in all district hospitals as Trauma Treatment Facilities by delivering least services like beds and supplemental staff members the professional medical training section ought to create TCCs in all the authorities healthcare schools in the state and also in AIIMS, Bhatinda (browse Bathinda) health and fitness department really should also create a person-friendly software (Application) to provide all the out there ambulances in the state such as NHAI, PWD (B&R), wellbeing section and NGOs with 1 emergency phone number”.
The program endorses that the transport division really should also just take stern action in opposition to the motorists and also permit holders in scenarios of mishaps triggered by community transportation and merchandise transport motor vehicles by suspending driving licences for a particular time period and also cancelling the permits. “Many moments the undesirable affliction of the automobiles will cause highway accidents, as a result, additional awareness should really be compensated by the Motor Motor vehicle Inspectors though passing these cars,” reads the motion plan report. “There need to be thorough verification and checking of weighty driving licences (to operate transportation cars) issued on the basis of instruction in private driving educational facilities in the condition,” the report more said.
The action plan was submitted to the authorities lately. It suggests that the toughness of the targeted traffic law enforcement should immediately be doubled and “these personnel may perhaps be built non-transferable for at least two years” so that they can be thoroughly trained in dealing with present day digital targeted traffic administration tools and provisions of the Motor Automobiles (Amendment) Act, 2019.
“The state should really obtain non-digital targeted visitors management gear these kinds of as restoration vans, auto overall body cutters, breath analyzers, freeway patrol vehicles and interceptors in the upcoming three months. Installation of CCTV digicam system with a Command Manage Centre broadly on the sample of Chandigarh City Model really should be established in three most incident-prone districts of Punjab particularly SAS Nagar (Mohali), Ropar and Fatehgarh Sahib in upcoming 6 months,” examine the report.
“At current, ADGP (Website traffic), Punjab, has no operational command of targeted visitors wings doing the job in the districts. It is hence recommended to give supervisory management of SP (Traffic) in the districts, including the metropolis spots of police commissionerates, to ADGP (Website traffic) right after the most important manage and supervision by SSP and commissioner of law enforcement,” the report mentioned.
The motion plan report also suggests, “The targeted traffic police must concentrate on examining the automobiles for violations these types of as more than-speeding, drunk driving and red-light jumping more critically and start out impounding licences of violators and ahead them to RTAs/SDMs for suspension as mandated beneath Motor Motor vehicles (Modification) Act, 2019.”