Rain-Rain come again,
We wanna play another game!
Now no rain-rain go away, come again another day! Not only little johnny, but we all are ready to play games in rain! But, is it all about games during the rain? A big NO! Many of us love to drive in rain and many of us have to drive, anyway! So why not take some precautionary steps while going for a drive in rain? Lets see....
1. Roads become slippery after first showers due to accumulated dust and lubricants. Hence drive carefully and avoid sudden braking.
2. Check wipers, car battery, tyres & your spare tyres. Replace worn out tyres.
3. Check brakes, break oil and condition of the brake axle and brake liners.
4. Keep a spare muslin cloth near the steering wheel for cleaning the dampness on the windscreen as well as the rear view mirror.
5. Keep a small hammer in the vehicle for breaking the wind screen of your vehicles, if the central locking system fails. Also keep a small torch handy in your car's cabin.
6. Keep a fire extinguisher in your car and a First Aid Box.
7. Keep sufficient quantity of fuel in the fuel tank.
8. Get your air conditioner serviced before monsoon.
9. Pickup traffic updates on the F.M Channels before starting your journey. The updates are provided to all F.M Channels by the Traffic Control Room.
10. Visit Traffic Police Websites for Emergency Parking lots, weather forecast, route diversion, High Tide Timings and more information.
11. Please go through the list low lying areas in your city, that generally gets flooded during monsoon an choosing the alternate route for your journey.
12. In case of heavy water logging, leave the car at assigned parking places. Avoid Frantic/repeated calls as such calls jam the cellular networks.
13. Whenever high tide is coinciding with heavy rains, the rain water clogs the drainage system. This results in flooding of low lying areas.
14. Check the central locking system of the vehicle and tool kit of your car.
15. Pool your cars, save fuel and the hassle of driving yourself everyday.
16. Keep 2 litres of water and dry snacks in your vehicle. It will come handy if you are trapped in jams.
17. Try staggering office hours to reduce congestion in the Public Transport System.
18. Do not panic. Traffic Police is always there to help you. Call Traffic Police Control Room of your city and ask for help.
19. Help others in distress - whenever & where ever possible.
At such times accidents take place frequently and people even lose their lives! so what should one do at time of accidents:
- Halt your vehicle
- Remove the injured to the nearest private / Govt. Hospital
- At the Government Hospital, give your name, address and relevant
information of the accident to the duty constable stationed at the casualty
department.
- Wait in the hospital for arrival of the duty officer from the Police
Station.
- If you cannot give first aid or medical treatment to the injured at the
place of the accident because you are surrounded by a mob, then you must report this incident immediately to nearest Police Station.
As per the provisions of sections 134(a), (b) r/w 187 M. V. Act Driver failing to do so is liable for three months imprisonment or five hundred rupees fine or both.
So lets be safe and save others! Take Care!
To avoid this please drive safe.
