Traffic management has become a
specialized department in today’s modern times. Due to the unlimited growth in
the transport, traffic needs efficient management. In Pakistan, unfortunately we
are far behind the western world. Resultantly we are carrying on with the same
old-fashioned mode of traffic management. The condition of traffic in Pakistan
is becoming worse day by day. General public are not familiar with laws and
rules of traffic management. Vehicles are not being maintained in proper
conditions. Roads are damaged. Public transport uses two or three CNG kits in
one vehicle, which pose a grave danger to the safety of passengers. Goods
transport, public transport and personal vehicles travel on the same road.
The continual growth in road traffic increases the need for solutions allowing
monitoring and controlling traffic helping to increase road safety, to improve
traffic flow, and to protect the environment. Traffic police provides traffic
management solutions allowing road authorities and operators to manage, monitor
and maintain their roadways while giving the road users intelligent information
to ensure convenient and save trip.
There are many problems caused by bad traffic management like road accident,
fuel consumption, wastage of time. Many innocent people lost their lives. Bad
traffic can lead the drivers becoming frustrated. When vehicles stopped for long
time on roads it becomes traffic jam. It also causes delays, which in turn
result in late arrival for employment, meetings, and education, resulting in
lost business.
There are many reasons of bad management in our country. Prominent among them
are: Lack of trained and specialized work-force; Non-enforcement of traffic
rules; Absence of strict fines for violators of traffic rules; lack of awareness
among the general public about traffic rules and regulations.
Why better traffic management is the need of the hour? Because if we are
familiar with laws and rules of traffic management, it will decrease risk of
accidents, considerate driver’s behavior will reduce frustration, reduce fuel
consumption, will be avoiding waste of time, speed limit must be implemented to
avoid accidents. Through better traffic management we can save many precious
lives and losses.
Traffic management can be improved through different ways; like active traffic
police management, variable traffic signs, parking guidance and information,
navigation system, traffic reporting via radio and traffic apps, traffic
counters, automated highway system etc.
Through good traffic management, we can get many benefits/advantages. Such as we
can manage to avoid traffic jams which will result in less fuel consumption.
Similarly long delays will be minimized and smooth traffic flow will be ensured.
Efficient traffic management will lead to better discipline in our daily routine
which will also enhance our national image in the international community.
We have the ability to implement a better traffic management, as we see the
example of motorway police and Islamabad traffic police. If in every province
and region enforce proper management, we will get the same results as what we
have got from motorway police and ITP. Decently Peshawar government has decided
to introduce a better traffic management system.
Through good traffic management and enforcement of traffic laws, we will get
piece of mind. We can avoid many incidents. It is better to reach late home than
never reach to your home.