Citing rampant violations of lane traffic rules and speed limits, an apex council of various residents’ associations in Kozhikode city has called upon the police and Motor Vehicles department (MVD) to initiate stringent legal action against violators.
At a meeting recently convened to discuss public concerns related to road safety issues, the residents’ association functionaries under the council alleged that traffic rule violations and rash driving, resulting from poor enforcement, were making the city roads hazardous, with recurring snarls.
“There should be concrete action to address the increasing traffic congestion. Road races by private bus operators are also a major concern,” said M.K. Beeran and C. Radhakrishnan, president and general secretary of the apex council in Kozhikode district. They said that residents’ associations under the apex council in Kozhikode city would organise more regional meetings to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to address public concerns.
Following the council’s call, various residents’ associations within the Kozhikode city limits are now planning to organise regional protest meets to mobilise public opinion in favour of their demands and to streamline traffic control measures. Calls to post more traffic police officers or home guards to ease bottlenecks have already been made before the authorities, they said.
