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MARGAO
Goacan will observe the 30th National Road Safety Week from February 4-10 with a special focus on the issues of road safety faced by senior citizens in the villages and towns of Goa as part of its ongoing campaign on road safety and traffic management.
Goacan Coordinator Roland Martins said senior citizens have been calling for attention to the domain of road safety education and engineering.
Some of these issues being the need for more awareness programmes for senior citizens on road safety and traffic management, proper signages, increase in the number of zebra crossings, proper maintenance of subways, obstruction-free footpaths, ramps at designated spots and more notified bus and bus bays.
During the week, Goacan will highlight the role of senior citizens as members of road safety and traffic management committee in the village panchayats and municipal councils.
The active participation of senior citizens as traffic wardens of the Goa traffic police will also be highlighted during the week.
To promote last-mile connectivity in Goa and the need for public transport to be comfortable, affordable, safe and efficient (CASE), Goacan will actively pursue the need for safe buses and safe bus stands during the week.
