Scooties are not only an affordable ride but will also lessen the burden of four-wheelers on roads
LAHORE: Safe transportation options have always been very limited for women. They are frequent catcalls and acts of harassment by other commuters. Provision of scooties to female students on instalments by the Punjab government will hopefully resolve this issue, besides shunning the idea of scooty ride being culturally inappropriate for females. With easy instalments, the scooties are not only an affordable ride but will also lessen the burden of four-wheelers on roads.
Other provincial governments too should take up the idea of providing affordable transportation options like this one to students.
Maryam Aslam
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2018.
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