How safe are our Highways?

13.3.10

Major highways in India are now 4/6 laned and incidence of head on collisions has come down. But major mishaps continue. Saw a truck's cabin totally ripped while going down hill in Khandala ghat, ( the exit point towards Khopoli is a death trap ) , another truck overturned and a bus rammed from behind by a truck near Kini ( Kolhapur ). All in the course of a week.

Mumbai is reputed for its traffic discipline. But Eastern Express highway seems to be an exception. There is scant respect for signals, might is right seems to be the order of the day and everyone ( including auto rickshaws ) seems to be driving at breakneck speed.