These days, you will find speed breakers in every street within the city. Sometimes these are so high that if you do not reduce the speed of your vehicle, you may become a victim of an accident. Apart from this, nowadays you can see speed breakers only at short distances inside the streets. Now the question arises that who gives the right to road builders to build so many speed breakers so high and so close? Along with this, we will know what the law says related to speed breakers.
Speed breakers cause accidents
Generally, speed breakers are made for So that humans can avoid accidents caused by speeding vehicles. However, nowadays the opposite is happening. Speed breakers built around 9 inches and at many places even higher are becoming the cause of accidents. Especially pregnant women and the elderly are facing the most problems due to this. In fact, they are so high that if a high-speed vehicle passes through them, the people sitting in the vehicle get severe shocks.
Who gives permission for speed breakers
You cannot make a speed breaker as per your wish. To get speed breakers made, people and traffic police have to demand it from the urban body as per their need. After investigation, the civic body officials give permission as to where speed breakers are to be made.
How high are the breakers made?
Some steps to make speed breakers There are rules. Regarding the height, it has been said that the height of the speed breaker should be 10 centimeters. Its length is 3.5 meters and circular radius is 17 centimeters. The purpose of making speed breakers is to reduce the speed of vehicles by 20 to 25 kilometers. After making the speed breaker, it is necessary to make stripes on them with thermo plastic paint.
Actually, this is done so that the drivers can see the speed breaker even in the dark of night. Apart from this, a warning board should also be installed 40 meters before the speed breaker. If all these things are not with the speed breaker then it will be considered illegal and action can be taken against the people concerned.
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