Bombay HC urges citizens to follow traffic rules, civic sense

The Bombay High Court has said it is high time Indian citizens inculcate civic sense and follow traffic rules, and added that they should learn from developed countries on how to drive vehicles and cross roads.

A single bench of Justice Jitendra Jain said this in an order passed on Wednesday, wherein it enhanced the amount of compensation to the family of a man who died after being knocked down by a bus while crossing a road.

“In my view, it is high time that the people of this country inculcate within themselves the civic sense which we all have to follow without anyone compelling us to follow,” the HC said.

When Indians travel abroad, they



obey all the traffic rules and regulations, it said.

“I do not see any reason why we should not follow the rules and regulations of our country when we return and are staying in India. There cannot be any justification for not following the same,” the HC said.

The court further noted that elders and parents violate rules while driving and crossing, setting a bad example for children who follow suit.

“Therefore, it is the moral duty and obligation of elders and parents to follow rules and regulations while driving and crossing so that children learn this basic civic sense from them, rather than learning how to violate rules and regulations.