Injuries and death taking place due to underage driving are being reported almost every day. Write a letter to
the Commissioner of the Traffic Police asking him to be very strict in such cases and also take necessary steps
to stop this practice. You are Abha/Abhinav, P-17, Suncity Apartment, Blok-A, New Delhi.
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P-17
Suncity Apartment
Blok-A
New Delhi
April 17, 2020
The Commissioner of the Traffic Police
Police Line
New Delhi
Sub: Issues Related to Underage Driving
Sir:
I am writing to your good self to express my deep concern over the alarming increase in underage driving on the roads of our city, leading to countless accidents every day. Gone are the days when people could not afford buying cars, bikes, and SUV's. Now owing to the growth and development of the economy, per capita income of the people has grown manifold. The recent survey on maximum number of car ownership has confirmed the maximum number of cars and bikes in our city. The most worrying causing aspect is the parents allowing their minor and immature children to drive high-end vehicles on roads. They do maximum accidents. According to Road Accident Statistics India, 1214 road crashes occur every day in India. 20 children under the age of 14 die every day due to road crashes in the country. One serious road accident in the country occurs every minute and 16 people die on Indian roads every hour.
Apart from this, the traffic police and the Government appear to be lazily indifferent to this problem. Often the jumping of red lights is condoned. Even after being caught red handed the culprits are not punished because of their political connections. If immediate counter measures are not taken, the city roads will become veritable killer roads. I appeal to your esteemed self to look into the issue and do the needful.
Yours truly,
Abhinav