Women of twin cities turning towards motorcycles for smooth affordable mobility
 

ISLAMABAD: Women of twin cities of Rawalpindi Islamabad have started turning towards motorcycles as a affordable and speedy mode of mobility for routine works.

After the encouragement of Lahore Traffic Police for giving free of cost motorcycle training to women young initiative oriented brave girls have shown courage to follow the trend here.

Asma a college student riding a bike at F 6 sector with her mother at pillion seat said my mother is a widow and I am taking her to bank for some urgent work as it is **t affordable to hire a cab all the time so I decided to start motorcycle driving.

She said her brother’s motorcycles remained at home at daytime as he went to his job and they left ** other option to use public transport in this scorching summer.

She stated that her brother was a little reluctant in start but later he realized that our female family members have to face fatigue at public transport and have to walk long to reach their exact destination so he himself trained her.

**w it’s easy to take my mother to hospital bank grocery stores relatives’ homes etc. easily in this hot weather.

Rafia Begum her mother stated that she was proud of her daughter as **w she can manage her works without wasting time besides saving money as fuel consumption of motorcycles is very limited.

Afshan a**ther young girl of G 11 who rides a scooty said she is studying in Urdu university and it is hard to reach campus or came back so she bought scooty for **t being dependent on anyone.

In start I face some awkward situations from family and also from university colleagues but **w I am use to it she stated.

Society should understand that women are fulfilling a number of responsibilities so they should be given space of easy and affordable mobility.

It is our need **t a fashion she stated adding I met almost half a dozen girls who are riding motorbikes or scooties in twin cities and all belong to middle class families who can**t afford cabs or cars.

She further said if a lady drives a truck to fulfil her household needs why women can**t move towards motor riding.

She requested concerned authorities that a separate petrol refueling point should be reserved for women at every fuel station or priority should be given to them as some times she face very embarrassing situation there.

Javed Public Relations ******r Motorway Police stated that it is a good trend and also need of the hour.

He said if women are interested the department can give them training at their driving schools.

Women wardens of Faisalabad have their own motorcycles so why **t women of other cities should **t come forward to make their mobility easy.

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