Faulty Speed Breakers a Nightmare for Motorists
Faulty Speed Breakers a Nightmare for Motorists By Debkumar Bhadra It is believed early roads were the animal trails which human counterparts followed. Over a period of time those natural trail took the shape of smooth, paved, roads which in the modern sense mean an unhindered right of way. It is for this reason a road as of now includes bridges, tunnels, junctions, crossings, inter-changes and a whole lot of other supporting structures making travel between destinations easy, convenient and a lot faster. However as the roads became better, increase in the volume of traffic and commuting speed raised safety concerns. Therefore certain physical constraints such as speed breakers, rumble strips and width restrictions etc had to be introduced at certain locations to ensure orderly movement of traffic and improve safety of road users . Indian Road C ongress (IRC), a premier technical body set up by Govt. of India, incorporated guidel...