Transport Commissioner convenes meeting
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 28 2017:
In connection with the road accidents which took place yesterday in different parts of the State, Transport Commissioner convened an emergency meeting today.
During the meeting, the Commissioner advised the Director (Transport) and DTOs to conduct drive on road safety including awareness campaigns.
The Commissioner said that the Transport Department is concerned about safety of commuters and said that some mishaps can be avoided if road safety measures and proper guidelines for safe driving are followed.
Though number of factors may be attributed to road accidents which include human error, mechanical defects, bad road condition, absence of signage, insufficient light, crash barriers etc, the Department is more concerned with the non-observance of road safety norms as provided under Motor Vehicle Act, 1998, the Commissioner noted.
Condoling the loss of valuable lives and injuries in the road accidents, the Commissioner appealed to the public particularly motorists to adhere to the road safety norms.