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Posted on: 2010-12-22

Posted by: roshan pokhrel

it is complete nonsense. first provide them with the license and now stop them to ride bike. what is this? if they really want to have this accident rate minimized then strict provision must be made while providing license and regulate it.

Posted on: 2010-12-17

Posted by: Ayush Dhaubanjar

I just hope the ban is never strictly implemented. I don't think it is the right way to impose a ban in the name of road safety. In fact this will only make things more dangerous. With the ban, students won't be riding to colleges daily and will be having lesser riding experiences which makes them more dangerous when they set out on the roads. Also implementing a ban is like encouraging people to go against it. We humans have that tendency to always do what we are told not to. So students will always find a solution to this problem. They can always park their bikes somewhere nearby and walk to their colleges. Hence the ban is in a way a useless concept. Thus what the traffic should instead do is regulate the problem. They should come up with awareness programs, improve road rules and most important establish a more practical license application approach. The license examinations should be relevant and updated to the road conditions and rules of the country. It's funny how it's the same theory exams for motorcycles, private vehicle or public vehicles. The exams should be set such that people learn what's right and what's wrong for them to do while riding or driving on the road on their respective vehicles. People should be taught. How do you expect people to do what they have never been taught? Nobody told a biker that he should not cut or zip into other vehicle's line, nobody taught the micro driver that it was wrong to change lanes without any prior warning to the vehicles behind, nobody taught the bus driver that he should not stop anywhere on the road whenever a passenger signal, nobody taught the public that they should not stop the buses at places other than the bus-stop, nobody taught the Uncle on the Mazda that he could overtake from the wrong side of the road, etc. So teach the people first then think about the ban if that doesn't seem to work. It's not amazing how the people in our government always choose the easy way out rather than spending some time in creating a fool-proof system. Lastly will the Traffic ever stop blaming just the bikers for the accidents on the road? When will they realize that the late-to-office uncle on the Santro, the ever rushing public vehicles, the least bothered road crossing pedestrian, the slow drivers sticking to the middle of the lane, etc are also equally dangerous. So stop complaining about others. First they should create an efficient system within themselves and then maybe start the blame game !

Posted on: 2010-12-16

Posted by: Nishchhal Kharal

Nowadays, ostentatious display of bike is being more important for +2 students rather than education. Bike is now more than bike, it is passion, entertainment, pride, gang, unity of the teen students. Therefore, it would be very good if Metro police ban the students of +2 from riding bikes to the college. This will certainly decrease crimes, accidents, fights, bunking classes etc and also helps students to concentrate on education than in fun.

Posted on: 2010-12-15

Posted by: Suvanga Parajuli

It's not a bad decision at all. Regarding saftey and minimizing road accidents, this step will certainly be benificial. It would be better to impose separate riding liscense to students or people below 19 years which won't permit them to ride in highways. Although not best, banning of plus 2 students to ride their bike to colleges is good solution in order to avoid road mishaps and class bunkings. Obviously the complete benitfit of this decison lies in it's proper implementaion . Also, this act will oblige a considerable population of students to use public transportation. Won't that mitigate fuel consumption and be good for atmosphere ?

Posted on: 2010-12-15

Posted by: anjali shrestha

Whilst the 'bike culture' has shaped the life surrounding the high school students, none-the-less bikes are a nusance. First, the cost of running and maintaining the bike is borne by the parents. This adds undue financial pressure to the parents and especially to those parents who might not be able to get bike for their children. Since the students don't have to 'earn' to buy a bike, there is also very little chance that they will appreciate the value of it. Secondly, whilst bikes give a person geater mobility, such mobility in students has been used to go to outing, dates or recreation, all of which contribute to greater distraction from their academics. Lastly, the transportation of students is the responsibility of their respective high-schools. This gives the students more rigidity and discipline to focus on their studies and get involved in extra-curricular rather than being off-track.

Posted on: 2010-12-15

Posted by: Avinash Singh Mahat

Banning students or any of riding bikes is not really a solution.We all are actually prone to accident.Rather what colleges should do is teach students about safe ride and their importance to family and society. Case of bunking classes is matter of college administration riding bike has nothing to do with it

Posted on: 2010-12-15

Posted by: Juna Rajkarnikar, Narayanhitipath

There are positive as well as negative side of college students riding motorbikes. For some it may be need and for other it is fashion, using it for bunking classes, taking around friends etc. I don't think it is college that should ban motorbikes but the parents who should purchase one only in need. bikes should be banned from modification and speed limits should be strictly followed and implemented by riders as well as traffic men. One should immediately be punished while breaking any sort of law when seen, to prevent accidents and other illegal activities.

Posted on: 2010-12-15

Posted by: Raj Thapa

Thats good .The bike is strictly prohibited to college students because its make to much accident nowadays. Government also concerned in this topic and make good decision because bike showroom(bike dealer)also to be satisfy with government rules Thanks, Raj Thapa

Posted on: 2010-12-12

Posted by: majin manandhar

According to my view, the banning of bring bikes in the college compund is certainly right work. Day after day, the future leaders ie. the students are riding heavy bikes in high speed at the road delivering themselves into accidents and loss of their own lives. Even there has been a trend of making girl friends and boy friends and taking them for datings and all resulting ommiting of their precious time and studies at their colleges. After all, they are wasting their time and even money invested by their guardians for their higher studies and also getting themselves into accidental problems.

Posted on: 2010-12-12

Posted by: Nilok Magar

In my thought it should not be banned to take +2 students bikes to colleges. As students are coming from far places, places they should be allowed to ride bikes to their colleges. Its true that students involve in bunking classes but those students who comes to read and far placees also. So taking care of those students, it should not be banned.

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The Higher Secondary Schools Association Nepal in coordination with Metro Police is preparing to ban the students of +2 from riding bikes to colleges. Some of the +2 colleges have already banned their students from bringing bikes to college citing that students riding bikes are more prone to accidents and are involved in activities like bunking classes. Do you think it is right to ban them from riding bikes to colleges? Why? Will it really solve the problem? If not, what should be done?