Road Safety - Attention ... Pedestrians!

"350,000 pedestrians die on the world's roads each year. In Mauritius, pedestrians are more than a quarter of road fatalities, "advance Alain Jeannot, president of TARP. The spot visual 'Zistwar Toto' was directed by Rezza Peeroo. It highlights the risks associated with recklessness, indiscipline and recklessness and demonstrates the vulnerability of pedestrians. It aired for ten days by the national station with the support of the Traffic Management and Road Safety Unit (TMRSU) and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. As for the audio clip, he was released during the week by a private radio.

"We hope that this initiative will raise awareness all road users, pedestrians as drivers. After all, we are all at the base, pedestrians, "said Alain Jeannot. Since the entry into force of penalty points, motorists suddenly became "more disciplined." However, they seem confused and question the quality of our roads and the role of the private company Proguard. For Alain Jeannot, would have "the road infrastructure can follow."

As for what makes confused motorists, it is the speed limit changes. Some motorists continue to travel at the same speed so that when the speed limit raised, they must return to the speed limit 'normal' on the highway, or 110 km / h. Not grasping the meaning of the sign announcing the end of speed limit, and they blocked other drivers informed in the Fast Lane.

Dev Nathoo, Acting Director of the TMRSU, motorists are supposed to know these regulations related gear changes they are available in the Highway Code. Motorists require rather than the new limit is displayed, as is the case in other countries.

In addition, motorists suddenly become much more critical, deplore the amateurism authorities regarding numbering in some places on the highway, the approximations for the 'road marking' and panels. They wonder if an audit of our roads was conducted before the entry into force of penalty points.

The role of Proguard

Dev says Nathoo on the speed cameras, the company Proguard simply attends the 'back office clerk and work. " Human intervention, he said, is minimal. He explained that 12 employees assigned to Proguard premises TMRSU to Samlo Building have the task of extracting data from the server of the cameras. By the end of the year there will be 52 fixed cameras and 6 mobile cameras. The twelve employees are under constant police supervision who has access to all servers, including those of Proguard.

Four police officers assigned to the Enforcement Unit Photographic process and validate the images extracted by Proguard. They shall identify and printing 'photographic enforcement penalty notices'. This unit therefore validates the 'penalty notices'. The development envelope is provided by clerks employed by Proguard. The 'instructions' have a 'electronic tracking', which makes it impossible to handle. They are sent to the owners of vehicles caught speeding. "The role of Proguard is to provide, maintain and operate the speed cameras," says Dev Nathoo.