The residents of Beach Road are protesting new traffic arrangements that have made their lives difficult. Previously a one-way street, it is now two-way, increasing traffic loads. This makes it hard for residents to cross the road and for parents to drop off and pick up children from schools on the road. While authorities say the changes will improve traffic, they are not addressing residents' concerns by failing to install traffic signals, crossings or bridges. The Beach Road associations are holding meetings to press authorities to resolve issues or cancel the new arrangements. It remains unclear how the situation will be resolved.

1. Chapter 1 - A Traffic Nightmare
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Chapter 1 - A Traffic Nightmare
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Summary
The people living on Beach Road strongly protest due to the traffic problem, which
has made their lives miserable. One Beach Road was one-way road but now two-
way road has been made here, the load of traffic has also been increased.
These changes were made only last Saturday. These new changes have produced
difficulties. Especially the students are facing great difficulties in crossing the
roads because there are a number of schools on this road. Parents are also facing
problems in picking and dropping there from schools. All the traffic South to North
is passing from Beach these days. The residents have to wait a longtime to cross
the road.
The Government authorities said that these changes have been introduced to
make betterment in the traffic. When they heard the news of protest they paid no
attention and expected it could be die down soon. They also refused to install any
traffic signals or a Zebra crossing, or an overhead bridge. The Government said
that they were monitoring the situation and hoped that the situation would
become normal again as the people of this area got used to the new reality.
The committee of the Beach Road associations is arranging a meeting to discover
the way o fulfillment of their demands or to press the authorities for the
cancellation of these new traffic arrangement.
We will have to wait and see where this situation leads to. The situation is under
control and no incident has taken place yet. We hope that problems facing by the
residents of Beach Road will be solved soon and peacefully.
Difficult Words
Protest ---------------- disapproval, to object
Squeezed --------------- exert pressure, to force
Hitherto --------------- untile this time, up to now

2. Inconvenient ----------- causing trouble, difficulty
Inhabitants ------------ person who lives in a place
Monitor ---------------- person or device for checking, watch closely
Install ---------------- place in position
Die down --------------- become fewer
Pedestrian ------------- person who goes on feet
Question and Answers
Q.1 Why are the residents of Beach Road protesting against the new traffic
arrangments?
Ans. The residents of Beach road are protesting against the new traffic
arrangements because they were facing great difficulties due to them. This road
used to be one-way and there was very light traffic on this road. Now the situation
has become completely changed. It has been turned into two-way road and heavy
traffic is passing from here.
Q.2 Why are parents and their children facing problems in picking and dropping?
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Ans. There are many schools on this road. Parents are facing problems in parking.
The students are having great difficulties in parking. The students are getting late
for schools. It has also become very risky for the younger students to go to their
schools.
Q.3 What are the reasons that authorities are not paying any attention to the
citizens?
Ans. The authorities do not have any resources to provide any facility to the
citizens. They have the opinion that the protest will be die down soon.
Q.4 What are the citizens doing for press there demands?
Ans. The citizens are doing their best to press for their demand. They are
conducting meetings, processions, press conferences and sending their delegates
to the concerned authorities.

3. Q.5 What evidence is there to show that the residents of Beach Road are against
the new traffic arrangements?
Ans. The residents of Beach Road are against the new traffic arrangements and it
is obvious due to their protest against it through holding meetings, processions,
press conferences and sending their delegates to the concerned.
Q.6 What do you think the conclusion will be?
Ans. The conclusion will be the same it always happens in developing country like
Pakistan. The authorities do no pay any attention to the citizens demands and
protest. The officers consider themselves as master and people as their slaves.