Road Safety and Traffic Rules Awareness @ Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell

Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell of V.M.Salgaocar College of Law held a legal literacy programme on ‘ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC RULE AWARNESS’ in the Bastora Panchayat hall on 14th March 2016. The student in charge Ms. Dipali Mandrekar welcomed the guest speaker Mr. Minesh Tar, Prof. Kamakxi Sambari (Faculty in charge of the Cell), Sarpanch and panch members of Bastora village and the locals.

Mr. Minesh Tar, raised certain preliminary questions

1. Do all who drive and ride bike have licence?

2. How much distance should be maintained between two vehicles while driving/riding?

3. Who should have the first access to move near circle?

The questions were actively answered by people and was corrected by Mr. Minesh Tar wherever they were unaware of it.

The different traffic signs were shown to the people and was informed what those signs means, what is the significance of those sign boards and the importance of those sing boards on roadsides. He also spoke about importance of wearing a helmet while riding a bike. He informed people, 50% of the head injury in accident by wearing a helmet and can save many peoples life who meet with accident.

He also showed different videos to the audience where drivers makes mistakes which results in accident. In one of the video truck drivers were seen crossing the railway tracks ignoring the stop signal which results in accident. The other video was of Calvi bridge accident, showing how the mistake of driver lead to fall of bus into the river. In another video it was shown that how accidents takes place when a driver or rider takes U- turn n drives/rides in wrong direction.

The programme concluded with vote of thanks by Ms. Sankalp Bhosle where he thanked Mr. Minesh Tar for providing such a valuable information to the people he also thanked Prof. Kamakxi, Sarpanch, other Panch members and locals of Bastora for attending the programme conducted by Bastora Free Legal Aid Cell. Followed by vote of thanks refreshments was served to all the people present for the programme.