Dealing with traffic
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I am sure we all have heard a lot on this topic and many of us are constantly thinking and coming up with ways to improve our traffic system. Surely, we as individuals can only do our part in terms of changing our behaviours and ALWAYS by obeying traffic laws. Meanwhile I feel that we must utilize our roads in the best possible manner. We can in the short term: 1. Make marked lanes on every main road and punish vigorously those who disobey traffic laws with very high fines. 2. Make turn lanes at every intersection. 3. Absolutely ensure that busses do not stop anywhere on the road except at bus stops and surely make specific bus stops first. 3. Let the main roads run by AUTOMATIC signal lights except in times of emergency when a traffic police officer can guide the traffic. 4. Make sure that NO traffic officer EVER encourages any vehicle to “GO” on Red and “STOP” on Green. This practice is systematically ruining our habits even those of us who are willing to obey the laws. 5. Make sidewalks FREE of illegal occupation and available for pedestrians. (This one step can reduce the traffic jams significantly throughout the city) 6. PUNISH, severely those who do not use the foot over bridge (where available) 7. Build fences around ALL major roads to separate the road and the sidewalk. There should be designated crossings where people will be allowed to cross the roads. 8. The dividers of the main roads MUST be high enough so that people cannot jump over it. 9. Buses must be made to move mostly on the left most lanes whenever possible. 10. The immediate step: Take Rickshaws off the main roads. I am very excited that the government and the authorities have already decided on many of the above suggestions and they are beginning to guide traffic through automated traffic signals and they are introducing traffic lanes system. Of course, we must ensure that the signals are working right and they are timed effectively to the specific traffic conditions at any given time. Let us all SINCERELY help the police in succeeding in this tough but attainable venture. And before I end, I like to mention that I am glad that someone written in favour of my suggestion in banning of rickshaws, at least one person has specifically been touched by my numerous letters, and I feel I have achieved something!
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