Accidents due to fog? Noida Traffic Police to paste glow tapes on cars, trucks

NOIDA: To curb accidents during inclement weather conditions, Gautam Budh Nagar traffic police has rolled out a drive to paste reflective tapes on vehicles, barricades and pillars.
Dense fog conditions, DCP (traffic) Ganesh Prasad Saha said, during winter lead to a reduction in visibility and make city roads prone to accidents and the initiative was aimed at curbing mishaps.
“We have started pasting these tapes on tractors, trucks and other vehicles.It has been observed that speeding vehicles often hit dividers near the DND flyway toll plaza due to poor visibility. So, reflective tapes are being put up on the flyway too,” Saha said.
More than 2,000 people have lost their lives in nearly 4,600 road accidents in the district in the last five years.
A Noida traffic police volunteer, Raghavendra Kumar (35), who has earned the sobriquet of ‘helmet man of India’, advised people to use indicators and put reflective tapes on their vehicles to avoid accidents.
“Two-wheeler riders should wear helmets and observe all the precautionary measures. It is important that people highlight areas that does not have proper streetlights as chances of accidents in such areas are higher,” he said.