Following the increasing numbers of deaths of labourers and factory workers in road mishaps, traffic police have included them in the traffic education camps.
Police have decided to hold traffic awareness sessions for labourers as well as for school students. Traffic police officers said factory owners have given a go-ahead for holding such camps on the premises, adding that the same would help save lives.
According to latest data, more than 60% of road mishaps reported in the city are labourers and factory workers. The traffic police also found that most road mishaps involving labourers and factory workers are reported during peak hours and on the National Highway.
Head constable Jasbir Singh, in-charge at education cell of traffic police, said they used to hold awareness camps in schools and colleges to educate the students on road crossing, rules to follow while riding a bicycle, boarding in and alighting from the school vans and wearing helmet while driving a two-wheeler.
“We have decided to hold such camps for labourers and factory workers as they are among the victims too. We are educating them how to ride the cycle, wearing a helmet and riding a two-wheeler,” Singh said.
“We noticed that the labourers used to buy second hand vehicles after shifting to the city without checking the fitness of the vehicle and sometimes without documents. Unfit vehicles also cause mishaps,” he added.
Further, he added that they will be giving out basic lessons of crossing roads and encourage the usage of foot over bridges.
It was learnt that in 2020, as many as 281 people had lost their lives in 388 road mishaps, while in 2019, a total of 365 people had succumbed in 526 road mishaps. A majority of the victims were labourers and factory workers.
