Amdavadis do you have any answers to these…

So many articles have been written about traffic of Ahmedabad. The traffic department is working so hard to bring order to unruly Ahmedabad traffic. But, this initiative of traffic department will not succeed until and unless we, as responsible citizens of Ahmedabad co-operate with the traffic department.

No matter how much fine is charged from the offenders – they will find a way out. No matter how many constables are posted at the crossroads – it will not help unless we follow the rules. In the past one week, there was not a single day when I did not witness an accident.

As the living standard of the people continue to improve so does their buying capacity. With the increasing number of four wheelers and two wheelers on the roads not to mention cyclists it is becoming extremely difficult to drive a vehicle especially during rush hours.

Nowadays everyone's in a rush. It seems they do not want to believe the saying “Better late than never.” What I think is the traffic rules are meant to be followed and not broken. I think it is our responsibility to follow the traffic rules which are for our safety.

I would like to ask the citizens of Ahmedabad a few questions. How many of us follow the rule of wearing a helmet or a seatbelt while driving a two wheeler or a four wheeler? How many of us do not use a mobile phone while driving?

What we do not understand is that it is by talking on the mobile phone while driving, we are not only putting ourselves in danger but other drivers as well. How many of us follow the rule of using the indicator while turning either left or right?

How many of us are willing to wait for the traffic of one side to stop and then drive? Why is it that when a traffic constable stops us for wrongdoing we start arguing with him/her? Why are we not being considerate towards him/her – the poor guy is just doing his duty.

They do their duty no matter what the season is. It takes guts to stand at the middle of a crossroad with vehicles coming at you from all directions. Why do we drive through a red light even when a constable is present at the junction? Why complain then when we ourselves are to be blamed for the unruly traffic?

The traffic of Ahmedabad is not going to improve until and unless we, as responsible citizens of Ahmedabad, start following the rules. My earnest requests to all my fellow co drivers – please follow the traffic rules and help in improving the traffic of Ahmedabad.

Nirav Bhagat