Speed limit reduced in ORR

Hyderabad, May 26: We already knew that many of the road accidents have been occurring in Outer ring road Hyderabad, With the increasing number of accidents, the Cyberabad police and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), which is in charge of the city's Outer Ring Road (ORR), announced new safety norms here on Thursday.

The HMDA officials have reduced the speed limit from 120 km/hr to 80 km/hr on two lanes, and 100 km/her on two lanes on both sides of the 8-lane expressway.

The Cyberabad police flagged off four new patrolling cars here on Thursday, which insisted with laser speed guns and breath analyzers. We knew that earlier The police has reportedly even sent a proposal to the state government asking to set up an 'ORR police station'.

Keeping in mind the reduced speed limit, HMDA officials said that they would paint the numbers in the middle of the lane, to ensure that it is visible to drivers.

HMDA commissioner Chiranjeevulu said that "Drunk driving and overspeeding have been identified as key factors for road mishaps on the ORR. A vehicle speeding at 208 kmph was once recorded by enforcement officials between Shamirpet and Keesara".