CHANDIGARH: The UT administration has recommended for rational speed limits with common limits on similar roads, the final call on which will be taken by the UT administrator’s advisory council.
A senior UT official said on the suggestions of ‘Member of Parliament District Road Safety Committee’ and sub-committee of the UT administrator’s advisory council, the UT has made the recommendation. The final report will be tabled before the council, he added.
The suggestion was that speed limits should be rationalised with common limits on similar roads and focus be on encouraging responsible road behaviour and not just challaning.
Recently, the transport department had sent back the file of proposed changes in the detailed speed limit notification to the traffic police, seeking more clarification on certain points.
The police had proposed certain changes in the notification issued back in 2013, suggesting it be simplified so that a layperson can understand the recommended speed limits on particular roads. Although the notification identifies all roads as V1, V2, V3, V4, V5 and V6, traffic police officials recommended that the roads be termed as six-lane, four-lane and two-lane. The police had sought clarity on why speed limit for vehicles was different on roads leading to Mohali as compared to those in the city.