RISE IN VIOLATION OF TRAFFIC RULES Regardless of the Supreme Court orders and government trying to enforce stricter traffic controls, it is reported that the State sees a 60% increase in traffic violations! The capacity to govern is challenged when the State comes into conflict with some collective or vested interests. For example the taxi unions have been refusing to install speed governors or meters, and the government has let them hold people/tourists to ransom by not permitting private/OLA cabs and generally bowing to their dictating terms with impunity so far! Governments are permitting people become lawless due vote bank politics. Like taxi drivers, people are also taking advantage of this to carry on as usual. I am fed up of yelling at violaters as a pedestrian who cannot cross at the Zebra or be able to drive in safety! The police must know why their efforts are not working when they come one or a couple of days and whistle/ enforce discipline and then go away and it is back to square one! I see educated respected people using mobiles whilst driving and following the herd! I suggest shaming them by putting names of people breaking traffic rules and area where they come from, in the media. Also the bandobust at a place should be carried on relentlessly at different places on the same road for at least a month continuously. At least those people will be fined, liscence/ vehicle confiscated for repeat offences and shamed. As news spreads, violaters will be inconvenienced, get the habit and some fear of breaking the rules and endangering their and peoples lives! The PWD must clearly paint and light up stop lines, Zebra crossings, speed breaker and other traffic signs. Politicians must stay out of any medling in this matter strictly. CM must publicly caution all politicians again, warn all public again and show that this time he means business, and once again assure traffic police of no interference. Changing old habits and mindsets is not easy in our country.
