The park, located at Cooperage, has been renovated from scratch and was inaugurated by Sh. K. K. Kashyap, Director General of Police, Maharshtra; in the presence of Smt. Annie Shekhar, the local MLA, Sh. A.N. Roy, Commissioner of Police and Sh. Satish Mathur & Sh. Javed Ahmed [ Joint Commissioners of Police].

The students of Anjuman Islamic School, Sunderabai Blossom School and B.J.P.C School gave a well-practiced and co-ordinated presentation.

Sh. Nitin Dossa, Executive Chairman, WIAA was confident that the activities of the park would not dwindle away this time, and regular training to school children would be provided.

Sh. Sunil Merchant, President, WIAA also expressed his sincere concerns on road safety for children and adults, and on inculcating basic knowledge of road rules at an impressionable age.

The Traffic Park has renovated signs, working traffic signals, new battery- operated mini- cars and cycles which promise to be a major attraction for children.

Simulator training is being done for the first time in Western India. A driving simulator imported from France, would be used to train people learning to drive. This is a pioneer step taken by WIAA to improve -

Driving is a privilege and a responsibility. A driver must obey the traffic laws and must be prepared to react to other drivers and driving conditions.

The driver must always plan ahead for the unexpected. Always be prepared to react to the other driver. Do not expect the other driver to do what you think he or she should do. Do not think you know what he or she is going to do.

If you cannot avoid a crash, remain calm and try to choose the least dangerous situation. Weather can create a driving hazard. Special care must be taken in fog, rain, high winds and winter driving conditions.

Rapid growth of vehicular population, bad road condition, limited skill of driver resulted in sharp raise in road accidents during last decade.

Generally accidents are caused by the mistakes committed by the drivers due to limited knowledge and skills.

With the various courses undertaken by WIAA in past, it is felt that, in any field, explanation of risk factors is too important to promote safety because once the risk factors are made known to a person, it is a human nature not to create or get involved in a situation which could be dangerous or unsafe. WIAA felt that time has come to change the driver's mental attitude/condition from rash and reckless driving to safe and defensive driving therefore it has undertaken various course to provide in-depth education on road safety.

Prizes were in various categories and an evening prize distribution ceremony and dinner were hosted at the Grand Hyatt, Vakola, Mumbai.

All Cars manufactured up to 31.12.1940 were as VINTAGE. Entries were also accepted for Classic/Non-Classic Cars upto 1980. Same rare cars till 2004 were also accepted.

The route covered about 40 miles in the city of Mumbai, starting at Kala Ghoda and finishing at Flora Fountain.

Participants also included noted dignitaries like Sh. A.N.Roy, [Commissioner of Police], Sh. Satish Mathur, [Joint Commissioner of Police] & Sh. Javed Ahmed [Joint Commissioner of Police], who drove the entire route in vintage cars. Sh. Javed Ahmed won a prize in his category.

With human welfare in mind, WIAA, in association with the Mumbai Traffic Police is running 4 ambulances for accident and illness victims, They are at Mumbai Pune Express Highway, Reeswadi, Bhorghat NH - 4 and South Mumbai. For South Mumbai, please contact -39415555, 125555 (special 6 digit number)