The majority of accidents in Goa occur at night -- mainly due to 'speeding in an inebriated state'. Govt is now mulling a ban on drunken driving. Let us not fool ourselves. Giving more teeth to the existing law, will not result in perceptible decrease in the number of accidents. It will only lead to more corruption.
We must understand that tourists visit Goa to have a good time. That being a given, how is the tourist to reach home late night/ early morning, after downing a couple of pegs? Public transport is virtually non-existent. Taxi are very few and fares are outlandish. Tourists will travel by easily available bikes on hire. The only solution, like it or not, is to permit the ride aggregators like Uber, Ola, etc to ply their trade. Only then can the police crack down on drink driving. Goan taxi drivers must be made aware that their best interests lie in joining hands with the aggregators. Unfortunately, we Goans are content to live, like the proverbial frog in the well.
