Sir: There are many problems in big cities that the people face daily. Among them, traffic jams are one of the big problems. On almost every road, the volume of traffic has increased manifold. Especially in Karachi, the traffic situation is getting worse with every passing day. Traffic snarls up every day and one of the causes of these traffic jams is an increase in the number of vehicles in the city. Other causes include the dilapidated condition of roads, bad behaviour of drivers and violation of traffic rules. Due to all these reasons, road accidents occur in Karachi on a daily basis.
The flow of traffic is disrupted due to chingchi rickshaws, which are usually driven by underage drivers who often violate traffic rules and risk citizens’ lives. If there is a traffic jam anywhere in the city, it presents the scene of a battlefront, where everyone desperately tries to reach their destination. It seems as if there is no think tank to foresee these problems.
I request the departments of traffic and transport to make genuine efforts for improving the transportation and traffic system in Karachi. It is high time that the government should pay attention to resolving the problem of traffic mess on our roads.
ASMA MEMON
Karachi