What is the purpose of the rumble strips, if not to make drivers alert and slow down traffic?
It was only by a second that an elderly woman missed being knocked down by a speeding four wheeler near the Holy Cross Shrine, Bambolim.
It is a plight to watch oncoming vehicles intimidating the elderly pedestrians to hold back into waiting while others with better mobility take a step forward and hold onto their life as they run across the road.
Speeding vehicle traffic in conjunction with unsignalised pedestrian crossing behaviour is a mishap waiting to happen.
How do we effectively calm vehicular traffic and ease safe crossing for the pedestrians? The installation of speed bumps at appropriate intervals with warning sign boards would be more efficient than mere rumble strips.
Similarly, adaptive pedestrian crossing signals can be another alternative to ensure road safety. In addition, these alternatives can be implemented at other locations across the state that are prominent to an interaction between speeding traffic and pedestrian crossing.
