RECENTLY, I was travelling in my car at Canal Road to drop a friend at Ferozepur Road, Lahore, who was going back to Multan. On my way, we saw a young boy one-wheeling on a motorcycle while his friend was sitting on the rear seat.

All of a sudden their motorcycle slipped and both of them fell on the road. I applied brakes and stopped the car. The car coming behind us hit our car and as a result it was hit by another vehicle from behind.

We were just assessing the damage done to our vehicles when those two boys vanished from the scene, leaving chaos behind. The car coming behind us was badly damaged as its front and rear wind screens were smashed.

There are frequent accidents occurring on Canal Road because of reckless driving, over speeding and as drivers do not maintain a proper distance between their vehicles.

This is unfortunate that we as a nation have little traffic sense and people feel pride in violating traffic rules. Just look at any traffic jam, everyone is in a hurry. They waste hours in these jams instead of driving according to traffic rules. Such a traffic mess is common on any rainy day.

My suggestion is that there must be a complete ban on one-wheeling as it risks the lives of people. Such miscreants should be booked and fined heavily for public safety.

Moreover, there should be cameras at Canal Road to check the speed of vehicles so as to maintain a suitable distance between vehicles.

Nations are judged from their traffic sense. Where do we stand? The chief minister of Punjab should take measures to ensure smooth and steady flow of traffic on roads, besides constructing flyovers and underpasses.

FAROOQ BASHIR BUTT Lahore