In an accident that took place at Rajbhag in Canacona taluka, a car turned turtle after hitting the road divider and toppling over another car on the national highway claiming the lives of three persons. In the fatal accident which claimed the life of the former chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry and another occupant, the car had reportedly also hit a road divider. A road divider is generically used for dividing the road for ongoing and incoming traffic. However if not properly and scientifically built, road dividers can be the cause of accidents. They need to be built as per specifications with regards to height and breadth. Road engineering plays a vital role while putting up road dividers. They need to be painted in fluorescent paint where there is less lighting. At sharp turns poorly visible dividers can cause the driver of speeding vehicles to lose control and hit the divider. Road dividers also prevent pedestrians from crossing the road at any point as per their convenience. Hence all road dividers which are broken need to be repaired.
