CHENNAI: It's been one-and-a-half months since the accident yet P K Praveen, a resident of Ashok Nagar, has not been able to recover, physically or mentally. A speeding car hit his two-wheeler from behind, throwing him and his 65-year-old mother on 11th Avenue. "I have fractures on all my limbs and my hip bone. My mother has fractures on her cheek bones," said Praveen.
The city corporation has promised to convert Ashok Nagar 11th Avenue into a 'world class' road but residents say the most basic facilities are missing. Signals don't work and police are not on duty at junctions. The road has been made one-way stretch and traffic speeds down it all hours of day and night, they say.
"Two signals — one in front of KFC and the other at the junction of 11th Avenue and 100 Feet Road—have not been working ever since metro rail work began a couple of years ago. So vehicles race down the road. We have been complaining to the police, but no action has been taken," said social activist K R 'Traffic' Ramasamy.
The road cuts through a residential area but there are no traffic signals, speed breakers or barricades. Commuters say the road is dangerous for pedestrians and two-wheeler riders. "At the junction, everyone is in a hurry. I was hit by a car as the driver was trying to turn left on to 100-Feet Road while coming from the right. I only fractured my thumb.," said K Ravichandran, another commuter.
There are no footpaths, putting pedestrians at risk. "Pavements have been encroached upon by buildings on 11th Avenue Road and some parts of 100-Feet Road. There is a government school nearby," said Ramasamy.
Police said they switched off the signals on purpose. "The circuit from Ashok Pillar to 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue was made one-way because of metro rail construction. We cannot have traffic signals on one-ways," said an officer.
The corporation has promised to convert Ashok Nagar 11th Avenue into a 'world class' road but residents say the most basic facilities are missing. Signals don't work and police are not on duty at junctions.
The city corporation has promised to convert Ashok Nagar 11th Avenue into a 'world class' road but residents say the most basic facilities are missing. Signals don't work and police are not on duty at junctions. The road has been made one-way stretch and traffic speeds down it all hours of day and night, they say.
"Two signals — one in front of KFC and the other at the junction of 11th Avenue and 100 Feet Road—have not been working ever since metro rail work began a couple of years ago. So vehicles race down the road. We have been complaining to the police, but no action has been taken," said social activist K R 'Traffic' Ramasamy.
The road cuts through a residential area but there are no traffic signals, speed breakers or barricades. Commuters say the road is dangerous for pedestrians and two-wheeler riders. "At the junction, everyone is in a hurry. I was hit by a car as the driver was trying to turn left on to 100-Feet Road while coming from the right. I only fractured my thumb.," said K Ravichandran, another commuter.
There are no footpaths, putting pedestrians at risk. "Pavements have been encroached upon by buildings on 11th Avenue Road and some parts of 100-Feet Road. There is a government school nearby," said Ramasamy.
Police said they switched off the signals on purpose. "The circuit from Ashok Pillar to 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue was made one-way because of metro rail construction. We cannot have traffic signals on one-ways," said an officer.
The corporation has promised to convert Ashok Nagar 11th Avenue into a 'world class' road but residents say the most basic facilities are missing. Signals don't work and police are not on duty at junctions.
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