Chennai: In a move towards reducing the traffic snarls and the increasing number of accidents, the traffic police department has passed a new rule,as per Section 284.56 Sub 4(a) of the MV Act,that a person driving his vehicle- cycle, fish cart,two wheeler,three wheeler, and four wheelers should not drive while speaking to his companion next to him. Earlier, the government had banned speaking on mobile phones while driving, as this resulted in accidents due to drivers not paying full attention to the constantly changing configuration on the road.
Of late,the traffic analysts have been saying that speaking ot one's companion in the pillion or in the next seat in the car,is akin to speaking over cell phones, and hence this practice,considered to be equally frought with danger,should also be banned.
Mr J.Walker, a senior traffic analyst,says " In fact,driving while talking to your companion in your scooter or car is far more serious and dangerous than talking in your cell phone.If the person on the other end of the mobile says something unpleasant,then you can just switch off the cellphone. But if your wife, sitting next to you,says something unpleasant,then the driver cannot do anything and the result is that he may go berserk." He also pointed out that 64.3386 % of the dents in a car take place due to unwarranted comments made by the person sitting next to the driver. And 73.468% of the drivers have experienced giddiness when their companions on the pillion reminded them of a few harmless remarks made in a domestic dispute many months earlier.
A car crash as a result of a couple arguing over a household issueThe Traffic Department,after consulting the analysts and the senior members of the public,have veered down to the view that it is indeed very dangerous to talk while driving ,and had hurriedly passed the act in the interests of the pedestrians and the drivers. They will be levying Rs.1000 henceforth, if a driver is caught violating the law.
Whether the new move will reduce the spate of accidents on the road and improve happiness on the domestic front, remains to be seen.
- Our crazy correspondent
3 comments:
Why do they create laws that are so difficult to enforce? It finally comes down one more thing your local traffic cop can shake you down for.
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Ravi Sundaram
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