N H ZUBERI

KARACHI: Many drivers are seen violating one-way traffic rules fearlessly due to sheer negligence of traffic police that mostly result in otherwise avoidable traffic jams and road accidents.

The commuters remain stuck for hours on the streets because of traffic police inaction against the violations of one-way rules. The affected people complain that the cops were seen receiving bribes mainly from the bikers and heavy vehicles for their undue favours. Reckless driving is another source of concern for Karachiites. The nuisance has grown to an alarming level because drivers take the traffic rules and cops for granted. They try to reach their destination early by moving through the narrow gap although it risks jamming the entire traffic on that road, lane or street. There are scores of locations in the city where such violations can be observed.

The deputy inspector general (DIG) of the Traffic Police has been warning that his department would take action against violators of traffic rules but the subordinate police officials don’t take such warnings seriously and countenance said violations by inaction. They always complain shortage of manpower ignoring the fact that even present workforce don’t perform their duty properly.

It is also observed that traffic police officers make no efforts to apprehend drivers who violate one-way or other rules.

The high officials of the traffic police department don’t patrol the city to oversee the performance of their subordinates. It seems they do not use the affected roads to observe performance of the police officials on duty.