The Traffic In Crowded Lahore

On every one of my several visits to Lahore it looks like the quantity of automobiles keeps growing and the traffic seems to be getting more insufferable. But the scenario has somewhat altered these past few times and remarkably individuals appear to be much more methodical. On my voyage returning home I found a piece in the paper on the efforts of the Punjab government and especially the police branch to upgrade the traffic conditions in Lahore and their ambition to control the raucous individuals on the bustling city roads. Here are several insights as to why this has been a triumphant implementation till now.

Control commences with the law agencies and the Lahore Traffic Police appear to be clamping down in terms of allowing traffic culprits off without some kind of fine. Glaring violations like stopping on a zebra crossing or conversing on the cell phone while traveling were till the recent past thought of as trivial violations by citizens until the police, standing at every key intersection, began clamping down. These violations are almost never noticeable nowadays and those citizens flouting the law have an obvious look of worry, as if they were on the verge of being apprehended at any second.

One other prominent betterment is the optimistic mood demonstrated by the Lahore Traffic Police. There is spreading joy in considering what they do sincerely, watching the clear end result of their efforts and getting much praise for their efforts in both periodicals and the electronic media. Smartly dressed in white and grey apparel, the Lahore police force seems to be playing a vital part in regulating the disarray produced by hasty automobile drivers.

Lahore appears to be much more enlightened in terms of employing female police officers and productively utilizing them on the streets, an occurrence I have almost never seen in any other main city in the country. An archaic perception of gallantry frequently impelled male traffic police to excuse the most serious violations by female drivers in Lahore, an rather sore matter for the women in Lahore. With a significant number of women on the Lahore police force, women are now dealing with women, and all the begging in the world are powerless against the female Lahore officer’s resolve.

Broadening the preceding instance, the Lahore Traffic Police are applying laws to all automobile drivers independent of the type of vehicle or the car owner. Influential and regular individuals are equally obligated and Lahore’s police force has performed an remarkable job of imposing this regulation, bringing fair play to at least one area of our lives here in Pakistan. I am certain uncalled-for pull must be victorious in a substantial number of situations but the point remains that an effort was made to reproach the car owner to the fullest level achievable by the patrolman.

These enormous pains have also induced the residents of Lahore into contributing. Individuals are giving added attention to their community duties on the streets and acting in a somewhat cultivated manner. Fresh devices to assist Lahore’s Traffic Police would be an extra positive point and might be something to contemplate for the coming era. Till then I presume other commercial cities can learn a lesson from Lahore and begin clamping down on us hyperactive car owners.