MOST of the so-called ‘death roads' owe their moniker to the bloody accidents occurring on them. These are single two-way streets that have only two lanes going the opposite directions. That's when the danger level increases as vehicles come face to face with because those who try to bypass other vehicles use the opposite lane which already has plenty of vehicles on it. But if all main roads connecting cities and provinces have been developed to have double lanes for each direction, do you think the tragic accidents will end and the roads will become streets for the living and not the dead or the accidents will continue killing thousands and injuring tens of thousands? The reality of the situation confirms that the cause of disasters on is not just streets but also the unique drivers. Even if roads had four lanes for every direction, they will still have reckless drivers who would maneuver and move from one lane to the other suddenly and sometimes the driver might lose control of the car to find himself in the other direction hitting other cars moving peacefully. He would end up killing himself and others. This normally happens everyday on the Makkah-Jeddah Expressway. This type of drivers cannot be trusted even if each road had ten lanes for every direction. In fact, maybe having expanded roads might encourage them to do more crazy things and drive at higher speeds as if they were in international racing tracks. If these drivers truly respected themselves and gave the road its rights they would be committed to driving in the specific lanes and follow the speed limit. But they refuse to do so and insist on being arrogant and spoiled so no wonder road accidents are still happening no matter whether the roads have become bigger or not. If every driver practices good driving behavior then with the protection of Allah we will be safe from accidents even if the road was a single two-way lane. But!
