In a time where road accidents
are increasing at a rapid phase, people have started looking out for
alternative means of transportation. Today, 2 out of 10 people own their
personal vehicle. This so called financial development taking place within the
country is directly related to the increasing of road accidents simply because
we have more vehicle on the roads compared the number of vehicles we had on the
road 10 years back.
Another reason for this critical
issue is the lack of proper education. A perception has been built among the
society that, “if you are unable to learn, becoming a driver is the only
option”, so with such a mindset in every other local in the country; the number
of accidents continue to grow.
People have become very much
dependent of their vehicles today that when their car undergoes a repair or a
maintenance, their whole day to day life collapses along with that. Coming to
work might take more time than the usual, everyday travelling needs would seem
like a hassle. All because the every-day vehicle is not there. The only
solutions for such cases in Sri Sri
Lanka, rent a car service providers like Kings Rent a Car Colombo
is a savior. Renting a vehicle of your preference and attending to your daily
needs is just a call away thanks to service providers like this.
According to a recent study, 40
percent of taxi drivers doesn’t have the driver’s license, which is the basic
requirement to become a taxi wheel driver other than owning a vehicle. In this
context, as responsible citizens we are left with the question, “what actions
have the police taken to eradicate such practices?” And on the flipside, majority
of the police officers are biased and blind to such breaches in road traffic
rules committed by the majority of drivers.
At present, there is no effective
restraining for Sri Lankan drivers who commit offenses in driving unlike in
developed countries where drivers get restricted for a certain period of time
from driving depending on the offense that they have committed. And furthermore
if one exceeds the number of penalty points shall get permanently disqualified
from driving. As a developing nation, we highly have the need for such a scheme
to be implemented in Sri Lanka if we are to see a notable change in the number
of accidents we see every day.
