Hailing the city's traffic police department's decision of launching a vigorous campaign against those driving vehicles without license, industrialists and traders have demanded strict actions against those flouting other traffic laws. They also underscored the need for creating awareness among masses about traffic rules and regulations, especially those pertaining to safety of commuters, pedestrians' rights, right of way, etc.
Voicing concern over increasing incidence of traffic accidents and frequent traffic jams on almost all major thoroughfares of the city, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (KCCI) president Younus Muhammad Bashir attributed these issues to unchecked movement of vehicles on opposite direction, over-speeding, bus and mini bus drivers' habit of lifting and dropping passengers in the middle of roads and at undesignated bus stops, reckless driving, especially on the part of motorcyclists and drivers of water and oil tankers.
Besides, a number of unlawful rickshaw stands have sprung up in various parts of the city, creating hindrance in the smooth flow of vehicular traffic, he added. Lauding the city traffic police chief's decision of launching a campaign against motorists who do not posses driving license, he urged the authorities to streamline the working of driving license offices, ensuring adequate manpower to cope with the heavy rush of applicants seeking driving license.
KCCI's former president Siraj Kassam Teli also demanded that number of license branches in the city should be increased and the people applying for driving license must be facilitated. He also demanded strict action against those who indulge in reckless driving and park their vehicle in a haphazard manner. Meanwhile, an industrialist of the city, Zahoor Hadi, said that the traffic police department should also take immediate steps for bringing an end to frequent traffic jams in the city. Another trader, Hunzla Shahid, regretted that though most of drivers openly flout traffic laws, yet they go unpunished.