Driving on city roads - Essay Writing

 Driving on city roads

    Last week we had a phone call that my father’s cousin had met with an accident. We were asked to come to the hospital. My father decided to go on his motorbike. I accompanied him on the pillion of the bike.

    It was six in the evening when we left for the hospital. There was a lot of traffic on the road, because many office goers were returning home. The traffic was chaotic. A speeding car almost knocked us down. No one seemed to stop at signals. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry to get home.

    A lady came walking with her Pomeranian dog, and crossed just as a bus was leaving the bus stop. Fortunately the bus driver braked in time. Otherwise the lady and her dog would have been crushed under the wheels of the bus.

    As we drove, my father had to take a road that was badly lit. He did not notice the speed breaker in the dark, and the bike toppled over. In another road, there was a manhole that was open. But my father noticed it in time, and swerved away from it. In another road, the bike skidded on some garbage thrown on the road. By the time we reached the hospital, we were grateful that we too had not had an accident. We were not at surprised to hear that our relative had an accident in spite of driving slowly. Those who dig up roads, whether it is the telephone department or the electricity department, must post warning signs near the pits that they have dug up. The government must see that there are street lights in all the streets. People must respect traffic rules. We must not resort to jay walking on busy roads. Driving on the roads must be a pleasure, not a nightmare.