Days after taking corrective action at the accident-prone Eastern Express Highway in Vikhroli that was highlighted in this paper's Killer Road series, the traffic police are now addressing other road safety issues on a war footing. One of the main steps will be to bring a uniform speed limit of 60 kmph across all city roads, said Joint Commissioner (Traffic) Amitesh Kumar during a chat with mid-day.

According to the senior cop, they have introduced several safety measures that have reduced fatalities by 15-20% in the past year. The battle ahead lies in ensuring that motorists follow the speed limit, and follow basic rules such as riding with helmet or seatbelt on. While the cops have already met with some success in the second concern, they hope to enforce the first rule by installing more speed cameras and signboards across the city. Their next goal is to get pillion riders to wear helmets as well, for which they intend to hold more awareness drives.