HORN OK ?
No
doubt , you have seen these words painted behind many trucks in India
But Transport Minister , Shri Gadkari says : HORN NOT OK !
Times
of India ( 17 Aug 2916 ) carries a news report titled :
" Gadkari wants to silence horns "
It
goes on to quote Shri Gadkari :
" Honking and using pressure horns is a big menace on
our roads. Only rules and regulations can't address this problem . We need a
change in behavior and mindset of drivers "
Last week Shri Gadkari introduced a bill which will impose on
the erring ( honking ) drivers , a fine of Rs 1,000/-
A repeat offence will attract a penalty of Rs 2,000/-
Shri
Gadkari added :
" The central law will create an enabling framework for the
enforcement agencies to use these provisions for reining in violations
The enforcement agencies must also do their job with sincerity
and must not use these provisions for making a quick buck "
Apparently Shri Gadkari is all too aware how this law will get
abused !
And prey , in a traffic of hundreds of vehicles passing any
road-crossing every minute , how will the policeman on duty decide " WHO honked ? "
Will not , on-the-road arguments / disputes ( Where is the proof that I honked ? ) end up in
" It is your word against mine " ? And bring the traffic to a halt ?
Shri Gadkari thought of automatic toll plazas , where each
passing car would be embedded with an RFID
chip
Even as the car slows down just slightly for CCTV cameras to read
the Car Number and transmit it to a Central Server , the toll amount gets
deducted automatically from the prepaid RFID
chip !
No need for a human attendant to collect payment , no waiting in
a queue , no arguments !
Why can he not just mandate all car / truck manufacturers to
pre-install a RFID based SCADA chip in
their vehicles which will flash the car number of the honking car, on the
Mobile Phone of the nearest policeman ?
No arguments !
And instant / automatic penalty deduction thru Mobile Wallet details , embedded in that SCADA chip !
( Some of these data will need to be entered into the chip by
the Vehicle Dealer at the time of sale )
But
then nothing stops Shri Gadkari to tell the vehicle manufacturers :
"
What we need is a TRANSPORT
REVOLUTION
To bring that about , each SCADA chip must get hard-coded with full details
about that vehicle , such as :
* Type of Engine ( Petrol / Diesel / Electric
etc ) with CC / KW capacity and Engine Number
* Make / Model / Year of manufacture /
Sitting Capacity etc
* Anything else that you ( the Manufacturers
) can think up of , which will ultimately lead to sharing of
AUTONOMOUS CARS / BIKES and
help reduce individual/personal ownership. for a vastly underutilized asset
"
This will enable the Transport Ministry to " Acquire
" a variety of Data ,
to keep track of the following
dynamically,
* No of vehicles on our roads at any time /
any place ( Traffic Density ) and their
direction / velocity for better
traffic control . Delivered through a Mobile App ( called, DIVERT ? ),
this will help motorists in commuting
* Amount of Emission
Gases being injected into the atmosphere by all the vehicles and each
vehicle .
Every time any vehicle fails to
meet BHARAT VI emission standard , its
Vehicle No will flash on the Mobile
Screen of the nearest Policeman , who
will pull it aside and immobilize it till set right !
* Which vehicle got involved in an accident , when , how , where and may be ,
even " why " !
* Which vehicle honked
when / where
I
am sure , readers will come up with a list of other benefits
Much easier than trying to change ,
# Mindsets of drivers
# Temptation of trying to make a quick buck
For
a change , instead of following, can we think of leading the World ?
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23
Aug 2016
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parekh
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