Letter for editor of a newspaper on reckless driving
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The News,
Lahore.
Sir,
Through the columns of your esteemed paper, I want to invite the attention of the authorities and the public to the problem of rash driving.
These days, road accidents have been on the increase. The main cause is rash and reckless driving. Buses start a race to beat one another. The drivers try to overtake one another. Most of the roads and turnings in our country are narrow and risky. This results in horrible accidents: I suggest the following steps to check this tendency.
· Police check-posts should be set up at small distances. Surprise raids should be made on the running buses.
· Licenses of the drivers who are in the habit of rash driving should be cancelled at once. If the bus companies neglect the warning, their route permits should be discontinued.
· The public should also co-operate with the Government. The passenger should enforce the drivers not to exceed the speed limit. They should refuse to travel by the buses which do not follow traffic rules. This can do much in this respect.
Yours truly,XYZ
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Mayur Vihar, New Delhi
4th March 2020
To
The Editor,
The Times of India,
New Delhi.
Subject: The danger of rash and reckless driving by youngsters.
Sir,
Through the columns of your esteemed and widely read national newspaper, I wish to highlight the increasing numbers of road accidents due to reckless driving.
Road accidents are increasing due reckless driving by adults as well as youngsters and minors which causes accidents and results in injuries and lost of life.
Traffic rules prohibit driving by underaged children, overspeeding, driving on the wrong lane, parking in no parking zones, bikers without helmet, car drivers without driving license or without seat belts, driving under influence of intoxicants, etc. The penalties to the defaulters are clearly defined. It can be a fine or imprisonment or both. Overspeeding and ignoring traffic lights and driving under the influence of alcohol must be viewed seriously. There are several hit and run cases everyday. Reckless drivers hit other vehicles or pedestrians, the people walking on foot and the drivers fled from the scene with the victims bleeding, screaming in pain and calling for help. Those driving above the speed limits must be given exemplary punishments for neglecting rules and regulations of public roads. They are a menace and highly dangerous to public safety. Our traffic personnel must do their best to book them under relevant laws.
Parents too have a major role to play in the prevention of reckless driving and the potential outcome. They must never allow their underaged or children without proper training and driving license to drive.
I think it is high time for us to impose heavier penalties on the offenders to deter rash and reckless driving.
Our traffic control personnel must be increased. Population and vehicle users are growing rapidly but the number of traffic police has more or less remained the same. Hence the need to recruit more traffic police.
It is also necessary to introduce road safety lessons in the text books of schools and colleges. Students must be taught the necessity of safe driving and learn to honour the sanctity of human life.
Further, no driving license should be issued to minors. No license should be given to anyone until they have passed from driving schools with satisfactory performance.
A reckless and irresponsible driver endangers his own life, the life of other drivers as well as passengers and pedestrians. It is heartbreaking to see any young person whose life is cut short because reckless driving. We must remember that it is better to drive safely and reach home alive.
Yours sincerely
JOYDEEP
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