Kanpur: Advanced Traffic control system remains ineffective in maintaining the even flow of motorised vehicles on the road.
Despite automatic signals and installation of other gadgets required to regulate the heavy traffic from morning to evening, these have stimulated headache to the public as well as the traffic officials.
Undoubtedly the road users do not avail the facility of fast movement on the road. Just take an example of Taatmill crossing here.
The automatic electronic traffic signal does not provide relief from the usual jam on the crossing.
Although the stop timing has been reduced from three minutes to one minute. But, the jam remains on the whole of the day and the vehicle users fret and fume on the hotter days.
When one was asked about the benefits of reducing stop timing on the crossing he quickly responded by saying that jam prevails most of the time.
The long queue of vehicles on the respective sides of TP Nagar Naya Pul, Clock Tower, Jhakarkatti bus depot, Ramadevi does not end. It has been noted that traffic signal indicates at the interval of one minute so the vehicle users fail to cover swiftly the 100-meter distance.
Therefore they become able to pass over the crossing after blinking the signal lights three times. This takes enough time in clearing the jam on the crossing.
Several said Kanpurites were facing enough difficulty due to lessening stop timing. They were instead spending at least twenty to thirty minutes traversing the crossing. The prior timing of three minutes was comfortable for the vehicle users, added they.
