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NEW DELHI: When five youngsters went out on Saturday night, they never thought their joyride would end in hospital. Two of them were killed and three injured as they appeared to have rammed into a speeding truck on the Gurgaon road. As more youngsters take to the wheel late at night, many are falling prey to the nocturnal menace of heavy vehicles criss-crossing the city. Parents worry about their children, but some are not able to keep them in check. South Extension resident Romila Chadha says she doesn’t allow her 18-year-old son to drive. ‘‘There is no question of letting him drive until we are confident of his driving skills,’’ she said. Chadha says parents must play a crucial role to keep a check on their children who want to go out. ‘‘The kids might complain about lack of privacy, but one should always send them with a driver,’’ she says. Joint commissioner of police (traffic), Maxwell Pereira, however, feels it is difficult to keep a tab on youngsters. ‘‘If I think of myself as a parent, itis very difficult to keep them under check,’’ he says. Most
of these youngsters learn the basics of driving from their friends
and uncles instead of driving schools, and are hardly equipped
with ‘‘To
encourage sensible driving, we encourage student groups to put
across the message of safety on the road,’’ Pereira
says.
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