Goa’s Director-General of Police mentioned that the department would recommend to the government to make licence-issuing system “very, very stringent” and that a licence should only be issued after the person who takes the test is sure he is capable of riding or driving. The problem crops up after obtaining the licence when most people behave like kings and queens of the roads. They have no traffic sense and drive like one possessed by spirits and tend to act like bullies. Overtaking, over-speeding, overloading, not wearing helmets and seat belts, using high beam lights to razzle-dazzle the oncoming motorists, drunken driving, using mobiles, and all such senseless things are a common sight. These are the dangerous people who cause accidents. Perhaps during the driving tests there should be classes on patience, short film on the reasons for accidents and their legal and medical consequences, both to the drivers and to others. The government on its part needs to provide clean and non-bumpy roads, proper working traffic signals, zebra crossings, signages, cattle-free roads etc. and additional traffic cops who will brook no nonsense from traffic violaters.
