 Well this guy Kiyoshi Baba is no more here in Nepal........he came here to Nepal on the 23rd of October,2003 as a Senior Volunteer for teaching nd conducting Traffic Management ........he was here on the request of the governement to JICA........here's wat he taught to the Traffics in his Traffic Management Seminar here in Nepal.....
1. INTRODUCTION
Nepal has only two transportation device,road and airplane,while other countries like
Japan have various kinds of devices such as ship, rail roads, subway, monorail and so on. You can say that is the feature of Nepal's transportation condition.Furthermore a flight is easily canceled because of bad weather, and vehicles will bethe only transportation device left. Therefore it is an urgent task to secure the safety of
vehicle traffic.
2. SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES
Countermeasures of the traffic police for safety traffic are as follows:
1- Securing the safety of vehicle traffic
2- Promote the smooth traffic
3- Prevention of traffic pollution
We should promote them with great physical strength.
3. CONCRETE PLAN
Everyone knows that traffic accidents happen by physical contact of a vehicle and a vehicle, or a vehicle × a pedestrian. Then accidents can be prevented easily by
preventing such a physical contact.Separation is the only thing which has to be
done to prevent those physical contacts.The
best way is to establish permanent structure,such as a median strip with shade trees.
However, enormous amount of money is necessary for that.
So I discussed with my counterpart Mr.Romendra DEUJA and decided to produce
the cheap and simple block instead of that,and the blocks have been installed in main
road of Kathmandu City by JICA's financialsupport. Each block was connected by rope,
and it works perfectly to separate cars VScars, and cars VS pedestrians.
After the installation, following effects have been observed.
1- Straining onto the opposing lane and U-turn by vehicles and motorcycles have
been stopped.
2- Pedestrians' disorderly cross have been
stopped.
3- On-street parking vehicles have been
reduced.
4- The speed of passing vehicles have been
increased.
In order to make passage at night more safe,we are trying to install a light reflector to
each block. Although the great effects of the installation of those blocks have been
observed the urban transportation control isfacing financial difficulties.Your cooperation
is welcome.
------- Mr. Kiyoshi BABA
SV at Valley Traffic Police Office
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