ARE TRAFFIC RULES APPLICABLE FOR ONLY METROPOLIS?

Two-wheelers, cars, buses, Lorries, pedestrians! Yes, it the scenery of a road. Not only a main road, it is the situation of all the roads and even the small streets in the present modernized world. Everyone is in hurry. All need easy and speedy mobility. No houses are found without vehicles. By and large most of the houses are possessing of more than one vehicle. “A vehicle for each individual” is becoming the trend among the people. This craze has resulted in the crisis of traffic jams and most importantly the violation of traffic rules. Estimation says that, the violation of traffic rule occurs once in every 30 seconds in a city. No exception for the violation as per the geographical boundary. Then, why the application needs exception? Yes, the traffic related crimes like drunk and drive, riding without helmet on two-wheelers, triple riding, wheeling, driving without seats belts etc are committed so naturally in all the cities. The police department also also brought strict rules and restrictions along with fines and punishment to avoid these crimes. But, is it really implementing? The answer for this question is shocking. The traffic police of the metropolitan cities like Bangalore and New Delhi are strictly imposing a good amount penalty among the violators of the rules, which is proved when the departments publishes the facts figures quarterly about the collection of fine amount. The publication of the collection in the last quarter by the Bangalore traffic police crossed cores together, which proved a simultaneous violation of rules by the riders. But, what about the remaining cities? Are not the people riding there? Are they really so prompt in obeying the rules than these metro people? Certainly not at all! All are human beings. The small cities are witnessing more and more traffic hazards which are hiding behind the screens. Even a small movement of a VIP strucks up a huge number of vehicles on the road which is even not observed by the department. The weekends are becoming more colourful in the small cities as similar as metro and most of the riders, who attend these parties openly drink and drive which is not at all checked by the traffic police. Most of the traffic police in this city level are not well equipped with the testing machines and they even do not regularly check the documents, driver identity and license which are in their hands. No district has made the wearing of helmet compulsory yet. Are accidents occurring only in metros? The accidents are becoming quite common among the district levels, where most of people who lost their lives are on two-wheelers without helmet. Are their lives not important? The government must take a fast forward step for the implementation of at least security measures like compulsory helmet, regular checking of driving license, documents and drunk and drive tests which helps both the individuals and the nation. The individuals must be protected from regular accidents through strong imposition of restriction and the country must be internally first secured by keeping an eye over the activities of the individuals which can be done at this primary level than repenting at the climax stage? Isn’t it the responsibility of the government to provide security to the human resources and the country? At least the department must take a caution to avoid such crimes by strictly implementing the rules. Because, the roads should be a way for development for both the country and the individuals than become a house of death.