Traffic jams in your locality
getting worse day after day. Write a lettler
to the deputy commissioner of polic Ctrafic)
complaining about the problem and offering
suggestions for improvement.
Answers
Answer:
Wing A, Flat 3,
Belvedere Estate,
Alipore,
Kolkata – 700 027
December 4, 2010.
The Deputy Commissioner,
Kolkata Police (Traffic),
18, Lalbazar Street,
Kolkata – 700 001.
Subject: Chaotic traffic in the area
Respected Sir,
This letter intends to bring to your kind attention the unimaginable harassment that the people are facing around my school, due to the growing instances of traffic jams. We know that the number of vehicles on the roads is on the rise and that there is no proportional increase in the number of roads. So, traffic jams are bound to happen. But I do not intend to disturb you with things that do not have an immediate solution.
It stretches one’s tolerance to the ultimate limit when a difficult situation is aggravated due to the irresponsible behaviour of a few rogue drivers. The Buses and autos on this busy road show an appalling disregard for any kind of traffic law. Buses stopping here and there, autos coming and going through and into every corner and side of the traffic imaginable, drivers getting into an ugly argument on the middle of the road etc., cause havoc for the daily commuter. Also, it's a school zone, so it is even more dangerous for us students who walk in this area.
Auto drivers are presumably above the law for no police officer seems to have the courage of taking them to task because of their strong union. Please do not mind my mentioning the passivity of the police officers posted in the area. Some of the leading newspapers in the area yesterday published photographs of a police officer and a constable smoking (despite the Supreme Court ban) on the Alipore Road even while the traffic was in the doldrums. Need I say more?
It seems that the concerned officers respond to the call of duty only when some minister is using a particular road. I hope you do not construe my helplessness as rudeness.
The most difficult hours during the day are in the morning, when we go to school, and in the evening, when we are returning back home. There are a total of four schools in my area, and this makes the traffic even worse. This is due to the private vehicles that are used to drop us and pick us up from school. I suggest that measures are taken to create an awareness against the usage of private vehicles. Personally, I walk up to school because I live only five minutes away, but, the roads are more dangerous for us pedestrians as there are drivers who try to ride their scooters from every possible space available on the road as well as footpath.
I suggest that a diversion be created along the road that leads to the school, this would make the road a bit safer to walk on. I also suggest that a traffic inspector is assigned to manage the traffic, as the absence of one creates a complete chaos every day on the road.
We have faith in the Police Department and fully understand that there are some dedicated officers who are working day and night to ensure our safety in every sphere. With all due respect to them, I believe that the Police Department needs to pull up its socks to combat the menace of nuisance drivers who aggravate the problem of traffic jams in our city.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours sincerely,
Vinay Bora
Explanation:
Quater no.-N-67/2
To,
Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic Headquarters
Subject: Complaint regarding reckless driving
Dear Sir/Madam,
I reside at Nanapeth, a locality that has wide roads and broad pavements. Unfortunately, our locality has become a potential danger-zone because of reckless driving by youngsters.
These youth enjoy speeding not only on the road, but also on the pavements. Sometimes, three or four of them are seen riding bikes together at full speed, yelling and talking to each other,least bothered about who is on the road. They care little for the young or the old. We have already witnessed seven hit-and-run accidents.
I strongly suggest, on behalf of the residents of this neighbourhood, that some strict patrolling be conducted in this area and the offenders be caught and punished. Otherwise there is every chance that our locality will become an accident-prone-zone, where ordinary and innocent citizens will have to think twice before stepping out of their houses.
I trust that you will take immediate steps to improve the situation.