The Way Indian geo stretch , it is very difficult to inter-link all the roads and The success of the Indian expressways project is also encouraging several state governments to build new ones linking important cities. Expressways, unlike national highways, are access-controlled, and pedestrians, two-wheeler riders, auto-rickshaws, tractors and off-road vehicles, and more importantly, buffaloes, sheep, and other animals are not allowed on these high-speed roads.
The fact, however, remains that woeful lack of patrolling on the Indian National highways will nullify all these achievements. Traffic police along most Indian national highways operate like dacoits, extorting funds from trucks and unlicensed bus operators. Truckers are allowed to overload their vehicles (often well past their prime), violating a Supreme Court order imposing restrictions on the carrying capacities of vehicles.
The Indian police also ignore vehicles that violate pollution norms. Most of the highway stretches have abysmal medical facilities to treat accident victims. Those causing ghastly accidents get away with light prison terms – the sentences are in most cases awarded several years after the accidents occurred. Nearly 100,000 people are killed in road accidents in India every year.
Indian Driving licenses are issued to all and sundry, including those who cannot read basic traffic signs. In many cases, money plays a major role in the award of licenses, rather than driving skills.
Now Despite all its problems, roads in Pakistan are better than those in India, according to The Wall Street Journal and Pakistan always focus and promote the quality as compare to quantity and same with CPEC project more focus on quality to meet the international standards. Pakistans 367-kilometer-long M2 motorway between Lahore and Islamabad strikes a visitor as being streets ahead of Indias decrepit inter-state roads. For one, there's a disciplined motorway police that patrols Pakistans highways and don't take bribes. If you go above 120-kilometer an hour and are caught on camera, a fine awaits you at the tollgate. Non-payment means you cant get out. The M2 motorway passes through the densely populated Punjab countryside but there are no cows, rickshaws or motorbikes coming at traffic on the wrong side of the road which is a common experience in India, the report said. The M2 road was built in the late 1990s by a South Korean firm Daewoo, whose name is still emblazoned on the modern service stations that line the route. Sunita Kohli, a New Delhi-based interior designer who did work on a boutique hotel in Lahore, was quoted as saying she was impressed with the road compared to similar developments in India. We really lag behind on infrastructure, she said. Now we're trying to make up for lost time. That's not to say Pakistan doesn't face its own infrastructure challenges, the Journal noted. Its most pressing need is to build more power plants and Hydro Dams stop people from stealing electricity to avoid hours of blackouts across the country. But first-time visitors to Pakistan, are surprised by some of the modern infrastructures, it said. Apart from the roads, Pakistans broadband and wireless roaming speeds also compare favorably with India. Doing business in Pakistan is easier than in India and China, according to the World Bank. Pakistan is unable to capitalize on these positives and its Media continues to generate only negative headlines, the Journal said.
. That being said, personally I dont understand this hate towards 2 wheeler riders. I know they can be very annoying and contribute to traffic jams but when I am on road, there are far worse things to worry about - crazy drunk truck drivers, spoiled Lutyens Delhi type chutiyas driving their father's SUVs, Newly rich Haryanvi village idiots with their new SUVS, Salman Khan etc
among other things. If you are driving a car, you are far far more likely to be harmed by the people I mentioned rather than a scooterist
