Monday, May 02, 2005

Another incident of people being run over by vehicles

This article on the Mid-Day site is another incident of people being run over by vehicles. The other popular case is Salman Khan's where his vehicle also rammed into some people killing some of them.

And while, there is an all out attempt to press charges against the "accused", I am wondering if they are doing this right. Is it just?

As I read through the above article, it struck me (again - as it did for Salman's case) that the bakery people were sleeping on the road. The article states that the people from the bakery came out to sleep since it was hot. If we combine that with the relative darkness of the night, we have a problem. Are the roads meant for sleeping or for driving?

Some people can also be seen sleeping on the road dividers. If they turn or fall off from the divider (or have their arms or legs stretched out), any vehicle might run them over.

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