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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Monsoon's here.... Let's get prepared!

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.