Published In The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2012.
KARACHI: For the past few
Sundays, the residents of Creek Vista Apartments in DHA, Phase VIII, Karachi
have been subjected to extreme noise pollution liable to rupture their ear
drums. Hundreds of motorcycles and cars use street number 16 of the area for
staging races. All traffic laws are broken as the vehicles try to outrace each
other. Most of the vehicles have broken silencers that add to the noise. It’s a
miracle that so far, no one has been killed, although a couple of accidents
have taken place.
I
have a strong suspicion that boys from rich and influential families are
involved in this dangerous practice as the DHA authorities have done nothing —
like making speed breakers — to discourage the practice. I suppose only a major
accident will convince them to ban these races.
Shakir
Lakhani
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