Unnecessary Speed

 Writer: Naqib Ahmad Azizi

All those, who want to drive a vehicle must get driving license. They have to learn driving regulations and traffic signs in a course holds in the department of police traffic and at the end, if they succeeded, then they will get the driving license. Most drivers obey traffic regulations but some of them try to overtake others and they increase their vehicles’ speed unnecessary and this issue might cause dangerous accidents.

AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some drivers and other people about this issue.

Hashim, a resident of Khost province says, “Once there was wedding ceremony in our village. One driver wanted to overtake the other. The other driver did gave him a way to overtake and the first vehicle fell in a big pit and took the life of 4 villagers and wounded a dozen.”

Abdul Shah, a resident of Paktia province says, “Once I was driving to Orgon district, Paktika province with my friend. The way had many corners. One of my friends overtook me and I increased my car’s speed and suddenly I crashed my car. This accident did not harm us seriously but I spent about 40 thousand Afghanis for repairing my car.”

What do people this about the causes of unnecessary speed?

A resident of Nimroz province says, “I don’t know about the cause of overtaking and unnecessary speed of cars. Some of them do not consider traffic regulation.”

Hilal, a resident of Kandahar province says, “Juveniles are the causes of most accident. They do not know traffic regulations and they want to have race and they overtake another car and in the result, they face dangerous crashes and accidents.”

What do people think about the solution of this issue?
Abdul Shah says, “As I have the experience of unnecessary speed, and now I always consider traffic regulations and signs on side of the road and I do not increase my car speed and nor overtake other car without need.”

Abdul Ghani, a resident of Nimroz province says, “I am the driver of a big vehicle and I carry container on my vehicle. I obey traffic regulations and I do not increase my vehicle’s speed more than the allowance speed. I did not face any accident yet.”