While the city roads have become better for motorists with the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation repairing several potholes over a while, the civic body's newfound practice of installing PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) speed breakers in place of the traditional black top speed breakers have turned into a new cause for concern.
Crossing the PVC speed breakers which form an obstacle like steep humps has been a great discomfort to motorists, including two-wheeler and four-wheeler users.
Speed breakers are meant to slow down the vehicles at necessary spots such as junctions, residential and school zones and others as a safety measure, and they should be laid as per the Indian Roads Congress norms which ensure that the vehicles slow down
