The Sindh government recently announced that it is amending the motor vehicle law which will increase the fines imposed for traffic violations and also ban four-seater rickshaws.

While the banning of four-seater rickshaws will not only cause hardships to people from lower income groups but also deprive a source of income to the lower middle class owners and drivers of rickshaws the increased fines for traffic violations seem rather unreal and questions the seriousness of this decision.

I say this because the new fines seem preposterous to say the least. Hold your breath while I tell you what the new fines are going to be starting immediately. You will not believe it but the traffic fine for driving wrong way has been increased to a hundred thousand for private cars and two hundred thousand for government vehicles. For motorcyclists this fine has been increased to Rs 25,000. For those driving without a valid license it will attract a fine of Rs 50,000 for four-wheelers and 25,000 for motorcyclists.

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