{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"Accident Free Chennai  &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iZtm5itIfW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/accident-free-chennai\/\">Accident Free Chennai<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/accident-free-chennai\/embed\/#?secret=iZtm5itIfW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Accident Free Chennai&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"iZtm5itIfW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"You could not have missed them. They were all around the major road junctions in Chennai spreading a word about creating an &#8220;Accident Free Nation&#8221;. A wonderful initiative by Thozhan that was well publicized. I met them at Vijaya Nagar junction &#8211; the volunteers without any protective gear (no reflectors, helmets) threading through traffic holding placards and reminding people to wear helmets and seatbelts. It made me panic. The kind of panic I feel when I am on the road and kids run amok without scant concern. I pulled a volunteer (who actually skipped our car as we were wearing our seatbelts) and asked about &#8220;her safety&#8221;. She shrugged it off and said &#8220;I can step aside in 2 seconds when the traffic gets moving&#8221;\u00a0Isn&#8217;t this the attitude that gets people killed on our roads? A helmet is too hot and messes with my hair. Accidents don&#8217;t affect me. Seat belts are really not effective. It is too much of an hassle to walk around to a pedestrian crossing when I can weave through traffic? And what were they thinking distributing pamphlets at the junction to drivers. This is what I observed &#8211; people paying scant attention to the road [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6643.jpg"}