The thought of crossing Wangjing to Heirok road brings to mind nothing but speed breakers that hinder smooth running of vehicles. As the number of hump raisings on the road has increased beyond permissible limit so much so that at the end of the road either at Heirok or Wangjing a vehicle requires a proper checking. If the vehicle is old and rusted the body will crumble before covering the stretch. There should be a limit in keeping the number of speed breakers on a particular road. On this particular road locals compete in having large number of road blocks in their area considered to be their domain. They compete in raising the height of the breakers also. If the driver winks the vehicle jumps like in the race. Imagine the plight of the fellow riders in the vehicle. Earlier Tiddim road had a jigsaw speed breakers near the airport but it was done away with when a top executive of the country visited Manipur. Since then speed breakers on the national highway had been removed. The idea of speed breakers controlling the speed of the vehicles sounds funny. Unsurprisingly Manipur required the visit by the top executive of the country to know the drive on the road having so many speed breakers is bumpy and one does not feel comfortable travelling on such road. No vehicle will drive fast on the road that is not properly maintained. There is no reason as to why citizens of the state should demand improvement of the road if they want vehicles to move at snail pace. Scatter some 40 mm stones and sprinkle water instead of black topping. That will control drivers speed. Making the road smooth and then adding speed breakers expose the dilemma crippling the mind whether one should step in to development or return back to the past era when the bullock cart did the service of transportation. No accident occurred when bullock carts were used as means of transportation. Travelling on the road abound with speed breaker is time consuming. A stretch, which could be crossed in five minutes, requires 10 minutes. It also increases fuel consumption. But the question remains who will be able to instil in the minds of the locals about the futility of keeping too many speed breakers on the road. We have a Minister and top level police officers all from Heirok. They use the road frequently. Their views on the matter will shape public opinion. Such a very smooth road all black topped giving bumpy rides to the fellow passengers are unacceptable. The matter should receive the attention of the concerned authority. After all PWD exists to smoothen road. These speed breakers are as disturbing as the road filled with pot holes. Like the jigsaw breakers getting erased from Tiddim road after a visit by the Prime Minister the speed breakers on the Wangjing Heirok road too need to be erased. Locals should not complain against it. In attempting to negotiate with the breakers more accident is likely to be caused.
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