‘A police booth is required at Pudhupakkam junction’
Residents of Pudhupakkam are calling for a police booth and increased traffic enforcement at a dangerous junction. Motorists and pedestrians frequently ignore traffic signals, leading to near-miss accidents and safety concerns.
Why it matters
Local infrastructure and traffic safety are critical issues for urban planning and public safety in growing regions.
Accidents are often a near miss, and waiting to happen, say motorists who navigate the junction frequently.
Pudhupakkam residents have requested the Traffic Wing of the Tambaram Police Commissionerate to set up a police booth and deploy personnel to prevent accidents. At the junction, pedestrians and motorists jump signals to reach their destinations with no thought for the consequences of such a behaviour.
Motorists from the Kelambakkam and Pudhupakkam regions cross when vehicles are moving on Vandalur–Kelambakkam Road. Similarly, many motorists on this stretch jump signals and drive rashly, putting pedestrians and fellow motorists at risk.
It is better to slow down, look in all directions, and negotiate this section, as motorists have scant regard for traffic rules, says A. Kumar, a motorist. In addition, there are no speed breakers along the junction. Motorists come at breakneck speed without stopping.
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