75% road signage in Delhi-NCR incorrect: Traffic survey
As much as 75% of the road signage put up in Delhi and NCR are non-standard and wrongfully installed, according to a survey conducted by the Institute of Road Traffic Education. "Many accidents in recent times could have been averted if the road signage was up to the mark," IRTE President Dr Rohit Baluja said.
In what explains to an extent the spurt in cases of road mishaps, as many as 75 per cent of the road signages put up in different areas of Delhi and NCR have been found to be incorrect. According to a survey conducted by the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) of as many as 1,514 road signages over a stretch of 85 kilometres in the national capital, a total of 1,098 (nearly 75 per cent) have failed to meet the required parameters. Â "Nearly 75 per cent of the road signages were found to be non-standard and wrongfully installed according to the regulations of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) and the United Nations," said Dr Rohit Baluja, president of IRTE, adding that many accidents occurred due to such negligence on the part of government agencies.