Deaths in traffic accidents have become such a serious matter that the Karachi police chief had to hold a press conference to sound the alert and announce steps that are planned to control this massacre on Karachi roads. The most vulnerable in this mayhem on our streets are the motorcycle riders who form 57% of the victims. This was stating the obvious as it can be seen by all and sundry every day on our streets.

Mobility on motorcycles has also increased tremendously with the advent of home-delivery services ordered online. People sitting comfortably in their homes just pick up their phone to order and very soon a motorcycle rider hits the road and travelling at record-breaking speeds attempts to deliver what the impatient customer awaits and in some cases keeps repeatedly calling to further increase the haste of the delivery person.

The threshold of danger increases with the onset of darkness as most of these bike riders do not have back lights to indicate which way he intends to navigate his motorcycle or make a sudden stop to check his whereabouts with the........

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