write a letter to the editor of a newspaper on reckless driving
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To
The Editor,
The Indian Express,
Patna-62.
Sir,
With due respect, I wish to draw kind attention of the concerned authority and general public through your esteemed daily, towards increasing incidents of road accidents.
Road accidents are a frequent feature of newspapers. Road accidents are on a rise especially in big cities. In rural areas, road accidents may have different causes like poor road conditions but in cities there is one reason which is the most critical one. This is reckless driving and most of the road accidents are result of reckless driving.
Persons sitting on steering do not have control over it. They do not have any regard for the traffic rules. Over-speeding, jumping red lights, overtaking from wrong side are commonplace. In most of the cases they escape unpunished due to their social status and corrupt bureaucracy.
Every year, large numbers of people die in road accidents. It is one of the biggest reasons of unnatural deaths in India. In the past fifty years, more persons succumbed to death due to road accidents than in wars with our enemy countries. So the time has come to develop a movement against reckless driving.
I hope, civic authorities and civilized people will pay heed to my prayer.
Yours faithfully,
Name
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7 1st Cross street
Chennai
The Editor
The Hindu
Chennai
November 21, 2019
Sub: Reckless driving and safety measures
Sir:
I am writing to your esteemed self to express my deep concern over the alarmingly increasing road rage on the roads our city, leading to countless accidents every day. Road Accident Statistics India has confirmed 1214 road accidents every day in India. 20 children in the age group 3 to 14 lose their lives every day due to these accidents.
The number of cars and other vehicles has been constantly on the rise. The recent survey on maximum number of car ownership has confirmed the maximum number of cars and bikes in our city. The most worry causing aspect is the parents allowing their minor and immature children to drive high-end vehicles on roads. They do maximum accidents.
Apart from this, the traffic police appear to be lazily indifferent to the problem of road rage. 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.
The traffic police must act proactively. There should be strict actions against minors and all those who are involved in reckless driving. The parents must also be cautious in allowing their minor children to drive on roads. I appeal to the concerned authorities through the medium of your esteemed columns to look into the issue and do the needful.
Yours truly,
Ratnesh Singh