Check Reckless Driving

Check Reckless Driving

Pakistan Observer

07-07-13

It has been years to travel through the different roads of Pakistan.  What I have so far noticed that occurrence of accidents on big Sharahs like Sharah E Faisal and M.A Jinnah road (Karachi), Lawrence road and Muzzang Chungi (Lahore) is a common phenomena and turned out to be a matter of every day. Thousands of lives have been lost in such unprecedented incidents but no attention has been paid by the concerned authorities to get it lessened. It will not be exaggeration to state that media is also not giving the same degree of attention to this issue that it gives to criminal and other petty issues. A road accident can only be prevented by adopting organized and efficient transportation policy. Prior to this, it is also necessary to build above cited roads wider and traffic free. Apart from this, bike users, local buses, small vehicles, and heavy vehicles should also have separate drawn lines on the road to ply with.  Besides, those who do not possess driving license should not be allowed to run any vehicle on the roads.  It is also duty of the government to provide driving licenses with least formalities and official procedure.  Last but not the least, Schools, colleges, universities and different local or national based institutions should also conduct regular seminars on different social issues and guide our people from time to time.  Remember, we Pakistanis cannot bring change in our lives and country unless we intend to change.

  

 WAQAR ABRO 

-KARACHI