Night driving can be challenging
and hazardous for anyone. Driving at night poses some distinctive risks for
truck drivers. The main glitch associated with night driving is visibility -
both the truck driver's ability to see other vehicles and other drivers'
ability to see the truck. Furthermore, during the dark phase, it is very
problematic for the truck drivers to locate & understand the sign boards on
the road.
But few developments are
undertaken in the trucking sector these days –
As soon as the limitation on the
entry of heavy vehicles is lifted at 9 pm, thousands of trucks make a beeline
on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway toll plaza on NH 8 to enter the national
capital region (NCR). But the complex road networks, flyovers and signals
confuse many of these truckers who drive in from far off places to deliver
consignments.
Confounded, they seek out one of
the 30 odd men who roam around the toll plaza to guide them every night. These
men are guides who support truck drivers to manoeuver through the twists and
turns to reach their destinations across NCR and even as far as Dadri and
Secunderabad in Uttar Pradesh. These guides in the age group of 25-50 years
charge anything between Rs 100-500.
"For closer destinations
like Mahipalpur, we charge Rs 100, for Azadpur Mandi and central Delhi, Rs
300-350, for Noida, Ghaziabad and Dadri, Rs 450 -500," said Chander, one
of the guides. Vikash, a truck driver who was waiting for a guide, said:
"I started from Jaipur very late to deliver consignments. My task would
have been difficult without these guides as I have never understood the
complicated network of Delhi roads." The guides say their identities have
been verified in the local police station and there has never been any untoward
incident relating to them.
"We have never come across
any complications involving the guides," said Gagan Bhaskar, SHO, Vasant
Kunj police station, Delhi, in whose area the toll plaza falls. According to
the guides, their business which starts right from Dharuhera check post on
Delhi- Jaipur highway has been running for more than 20 years.
News Courtesy: Hindustan
Times
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