The recent happenings taking place in our country have never stopped baffling me by their sheer stupidity and the audacity of the people who stand by them. The events that I'm gonna touch upon are the following:-
(a) The clamour for reducing the steep fines as per the new Motor Vehicles Act.
(b) The craze for the use of hoardings
(c) Income Tax of the CM and the ministers being borne by the UP government.
(a) The Clamour for Reducing Steep Penalties.
Some of these statistics reveal a lot about the trends in road traffic accidents:-
* Speeding was responsible for causing 73% of all road accident injuries in '17.
* Most of the steps taken in the past focused on the victims of road accidents instead of the errant
drivers. So, from last year a 3-yr insurance policy for cars and a 5-yr insurance policy for two-
wheelers have been introduced. Further, a scheme to set up trauma centres at every 100 kms on
the highways has been launched. A 'Good Samaritan law' has been put in place so that people
will readily help the victims. The new Motor Vehicles Act is an attempt to tackle the cause of
the problem of road accidents - bad drivers!
* The fear of fines seem to be working. There has been a rush to buy insurance. Sale of helmets
has gone up and compliance with traffic rules has become better but it, still, has to go a long
way.
Many states have urged the centre to have a rethink in the imposition of high penalties. And mind
you, all these states are coming up for Assembly elections in the coming months and they fear a
drop in their electoral performance because the public is unhappy about the new law. Sad!
It's my hope that the union government takes a tough stance on the issue and ensures that the high
penalties for traffic offences are introduced without fear or favour, in all the states!
(b) The Curse of the Hoardings.
23 year old, R Subhashri fell on the arterial Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam road after a huge
hoarding, erected on the median crashed on her and a water tanker that had come from behind
ran over her and she was declared 'brought in dead' at a nearby hospital. She was returning home,
after completing her shift in a software firm, when she met with her gory end.
There are enough court orders restricting the erection of hoardings at highways and
thoroughfares as they cover key traffic directions and are distracting. However, all the political
parties without exception, have ignored the orders and have been erecting them with a gay
abandon. The particular hoarding was put up by an AIADMK ex-councillor, on account of his
son's wedding!
RIP Subhashri! My tears and prayers. Here's me wishing that your near and dear ones have the
strength to tide over your irreplaceable loss.
(c) Income Tax of the UP Cabinet Paid from Government Coffers!
Uttar Pradesh Ministers' Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Act was passed in 1981 when
VP Singh was the chief minister. When the Bill was being debated in the state assembly, he had
said that most of the ministers were from a poor background and got meagre salaries.
The state has seen 19 CMs and almost 1,000 ministers since the Act was passed in '81. This year,
the state council of ministers' total income tax bill, picked up by the state treasury, worked out to
be Rs.86 lakhs!
This practice has been brought to an end, now, by the Yogi Adityanath government. Thank God
for minor mercies!
Tailpiece.
The Krishnanattam went on till 0145 hrs and by the time we turned in to bed it was a half past 2. The story was the 'swayamvaram' of Sri Krishna with Rugmini and Sathyabhama. Rema and Padmakumar were dropped at the private bus stand from where they got a bus to the Vyttila hub by 7, this morning, as they had a function to attend at Thrippunithura, around lunch time.
(a) The clamour for reducing the steep fines as per the new Motor Vehicles Act.
(b) The craze for the use of hoardings
(c) Income Tax of the CM and the ministers being borne by the UP government.
(a) The Clamour for Reducing Steep Penalties.
Some of these statistics reveal a lot about the trends in road traffic accidents:-
* Speeding was responsible for causing 73% of all road accident injuries in '17.
* Most of the steps taken in the past focused on the victims of road accidents instead of the errant
drivers. So, from last year a 3-yr insurance policy for cars and a 5-yr insurance policy for two-
wheelers have been introduced. Further, a scheme to set up trauma centres at every 100 kms on
the highways has been launched. A 'Good Samaritan law' has been put in place so that people
will readily help the victims. The new Motor Vehicles Act is an attempt to tackle the cause of
the problem of road accidents - bad drivers!
* The fear of fines seem to be working. There has been a rush to buy insurance. Sale of helmets
has gone up and compliance with traffic rules has become better but it, still, has to go a long
way.
Many states have urged the centre to have a rethink in the imposition of high penalties. And mind
you, all these states are coming up for Assembly elections in the coming months and they fear a
drop in their electoral performance because the public is unhappy about the new law. Sad!
It's my hope that the union government takes a tough stance on the issue and ensures that the high
penalties for traffic offences are introduced without fear or favour, in all the states!
(b) The Curse of the Hoardings.
23 year old, R Subhashri fell on the arterial Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam road after a huge
hoarding, erected on the median crashed on her and a water tanker that had come from behind
ran over her and she was declared 'brought in dead' at a nearby hospital. She was returning home,
after completing her shift in a software firm, when she met with her gory end.
There are enough court orders restricting the erection of hoardings at highways and
thoroughfares as they cover key traffic directions and are distracting. However, all the political
parties without exception, have ignored the orders and have been erecting them with a gay
abandon. The particular hoarding was put up by an AIADMK ex-councillor, on account of his
son's wedding!
RIP Subhashri! My tears and prayers. Here's me wishing that your near and dear ones have the
strength to tide over your irreplaceable loss.
(c) Income Tax of the UP Cabinet Paid from Government Coffers!
Uttar Pradesh Ministers' Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Act was passed in 1981 when
VP Singh was the chief minister. When the Bill was being debated in the state assembly, he had
said that most of the ministers were from a poor background and got meagre salaries.
The state has seen 19 CMs and almost 1,000 ministers since the Act was passed in '81. This year,
the state council of ministers' total income tax bill, picked up by the state treasury, worked out to
be Rs.86 lakhs!
This practice has been brought to an end, now, by the Yogi Adityanath government. Thank God
for minor mercies!
Tailpiece.
The Krishnanattam went on till 0145 hrs and by the time we turned in to bed it was a half past 2. The story was the 'swayamvaram' of Sri Krishna with Rugmini and Sathyabhama. Rema and Padmakumar were dropped at the private bus stand from where they got a bus to the Vyttila hub by 7, this morning, as they had a function to attend at Thrippunithura, around lunch time.
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