No steps yet to streamline students’ movement on Kozhikode city roads
The Hindu
Narrow stretches of highways witness long hours of traffic snarls during peak hours
Managements of city schools located along national and State highways are yet to adopt measures to reduce the huge rush of students on roads during peak hours in the morning and evening. The sudden entry of a large number of students into narrow stretches creates long hours of traffic snarls on the Kozhikode-Kannur and Kozhikode-Wayanad national highways, giving back-breaking work to the traffic police.
In the absence of clear instructions, drivers of many of the educational institution buses and private vehicles are using the limited space along roads to pick and drop children. Even schools that have grounds to facilitate the pick-and-drop service are misusing the highway space, adding to the woes of motorists.
“All are somehow adjusting with this daily harrowing experience in their run for job or other emergency purposes. The city is witnessing quite a chaotic situation due to poor planning in this area,” says Vineesh Babu, a bank executive from Chettikkulam. He adds that the earlier system of allowing students to hit the road only in batches is no longer being followed by schools.