“Despite our best to improve traffic control, we are the first to be blamed for traffic mess,” the official said. It is worth mentioning here that in a city as big as Lahore, gridlocks and road accidents are primarily due to ill-planned roads and faulty traffic control mechanism. DG Naseer said that around 50 per cent traffic accidents can be prevented by adopting basic safety measures, including wearing a helmet and driving within the speed limit. They also said that the department has identified lack of parking spaces as a common factor in the accidents taking place in different areas. “When people do not have access to parking spaces, they tend to park their vehicles recklessly, disturbing the flow of traffic, which leads to road accidents,” they said.

Source: Pakistan Today October 02, 2019 17:37 UTC