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8. Before concluding the manner in which the fatal accident happened in this case calls for introspection by all concerned. The use of public road for agricultural operations has become a common feature across the country. The agriculturist deprived of the common threshing floor at village level are forced to come to the public road. The revenue authorities should ensure that common threshing floor which are available in each village should be freed from encroachment and made available to agriculturist. The agriculturist should be made to use the common threshing area and avoid public road. Similarly, the weekly village markets (Shandy), cattle market are held in public thoroughfare and it contributes to road accidents. It is causing (sic) congestion and affects free flow of traffic. The drivers of the vehicles are forced to wade though public road congested by human chain and due to the accident in most cases the liability falls on the insurance company or the transport department as the case may be. The authorities should take a serious view of the matter and enforce traffic rates and regulations. Public awareness should be created.