Wrong-side driving is a big concern in the Millennium City. To ensure that motorists stick to their lane, officials here are planning to install tyre killers at some of the major roads and intersections. For the uninitiated, tyre killers are speed bumps with metal spikes on one side. For motorists driving on the correct side, they only act as normal speed bumps, but for the cars driving in the wrong direction, they can pierce the tyres. They are specially designed to discourage wrong-side driving. Gurgaon won’t be the first city to install this mechanism. Pune tried out tyre killers last year and Noida installed them in January. But in both the places, they had to be removed due to safety concerns, which has led motorists in Gurgaon wondering about the efficacy of this ‘solution’.
