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How can we save those on the roads?

I have been discussing this with almost everybody. People like me, who face terrible traffic jams in the city. They are fed up and so am I. But I don’t want to give up on this problem. It is something we all need to solve.

I have thought about a few things, like going and meeting NGOs and private companies and asking them to come together and form groups, to tackle this problem.

Individuals, who want to help solve traffic-related problem, can join these special groups and sketch out different methods and ways to tackle the problem.

Actually traffic jams are just one small part of the current traffic situation. There are bigger problems related to it – road rage is one of the most crucial of those.

Traffic jams lead to road congestions, which tempt people to break traffic rules to escape the situation. This, in turn, makes people overtake from the wrong side, upsetting drivers, who do not break rules and follow road safety norms. This leads to frustration & anger and ends up as road rage, which can be dangerous, often causing accidents, and sometimes proving fatal.

So you see, there is loss to property, loss of mental health and sometimes life. Other problems like noise pollution, air pollution, wastage of petrol, parking problems, etc. are also there.

In the given situation, driving on the roads is almost a curse.

But, we can change this situation, if we make some efforts and take some steps in this direction.

Good traffic law enforcement is essential for road safety. People need to be taught discipline. They need to obey/follow traffic rules for road safety. Traffic policing is important for a safe and efficient movement of traffic. This can be achieved by persuasion, prevention and punishment. People need to be disciplined; the ones, who do not follow traffic rules, need to be penalized. Right laws put into practice will change behavior.

Speed limits will reduce accidents. Better movement of cars will ensure peaceful ways of driving.