NGOs against free left turn proposal
NGOs against free left turn proposal
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 06:00 IST
traffic
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working on
transport issues in Pune have come together to criticise the City Improvement Committee’s (CIC) decision to make the left turn free for motorists, which will allow them to do so without having to wait for signals.
They have written to the
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for reconsideration as this could create more threats for pedestrians who are vulnerable to accidents in such cases.
The decision was taken by the PMC’s CIC recently on December 17 to make the left turn free as a part of the civic body’s aim to keep a check on congestion at traffic