![]() The problem definitely isn't confined to just these two locations either. Or this picture I personally took on a national highway in Maharashtra. Look at this horrific satellite view from Hyderabad for example. This is worsened by the sheer number of rumble strips (infused with reflectors or not) being laid down. ![]() Mounting vehicle repair bills, a ton of noise pollution (this is a genuine negative externality imposed on anyone living near roads) and the increased risk of fatality. The long term damage caused by these measures will be substantial. This video is in Telugu, but the sheer number of people speaking up about this in the nearly two hour long video is enough to understand the magnitude of the problem. A damaged suspension can ultimately be replaced, but can a damaged spine? The situation in Hyderabad for example, has gotten so bad that many people are complaining of severe back issues due to this. The most severe suffering is imposed on two-wheeler riders. However, I'd say that this isn't nearly the worst consequence. They definitely accelerate vehicle wear and it sometimes fills me with rage thinking about how we have to subject our prized possessions to such involuntary abuse. (The above example is from a city road, but its the same condition on city roads, state highway as well as national highwayĭefinitely, this is a situation of one step forward (new infrastructure such as expressways) and half a step back (things like rumble strips). ![]() Won't these eventually contribute to higher frequency of tyre burst induced accidents as the overall vehicle speed increase in the expressways? Wondering if they are really thought through as they appear to be counter productive for all the positive advancements made in terms of road infrastructure. These appear to be newly introduced (within last couple of years) particles to road infrastructure. ![]() More on this here: (Rumble Strips: Unscientific and irritating implementation on Indian roads)īoth of above could have been ok and required if done right įor eg a single lane of around 4 pieces per side of the road for the reflectors and ~5 mm thick rumble strips The rumbling sound that it creates is another level of sound pollution for those living near these places. Worst case, these are placed at corners sometimes which could destabilise vehicles running over. Some of them are very thick that it literally rattles out the entire vehicle while running over. Problem is, these are not built to any standards. Again, these are critical elements that should be there on the road. Will this not damage the vehicle tyres eventually, or atleast accelerate the deterioration? Not to mention their condition after couple of months with the nuts and bolts exposed.Ģ. These series of strips appear every 300-400 meters in some roads. And the frequency of such strips are very high. These reflectors are scattered haphazardly all over the roads instead of arranging in one or two lines in an evenly spaced manner. But what we could observe in the newly built roads, is their inadvertent usage. Road reflectors are critical elements that should be used in roads for better nigh time illumination. Inadvertent usage of Static road reflectors. While this is a good idea to focus more on equipping vehicles to be better prepared for the improved infrastructure, have a few queries in terms of new ‘particles’ being introduced onto the newly built roads that are actually pulling the system in opposite way ġ. We will soon make norms as per the requirement of international standard tyres so that there is no accident due to tyre burst"Īnd have to applaud the high quality road surfaces we are getting in these newly constructed highways and expressways. "Vehicle speed has improved with the improved highways in the country, so now we will have to make tyres of international standard.
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