Failure of the traffic police to operate traffic signals has contributed to traffic mess and accidents in the federal capital as most of the traffic signals are handled manually by a lone warden. While talking to agencies, citizens deplored the mishandling of traffic signals in the capital city, saying that a solo traffic warden would manually operate traffic on major intersections as the traffic lights were completely switched off in the evening. They said that a single warden deployed on the intersections failed to properly regulate the situation as traffic from opposite sides would create a deadlock when motorists moved in from all sides. On the other hand, a severe shortage of traffic wardens could be felt by the citizens as only one warden was deployed at major intersections to monitor and regulate the traffic. It was not possible for the traffic warden to keep a check on traffic rules violation while simultaneously regulating the vehicular traffic. Traffic signals mostly remained switched off in the evening and the situation had been further aggravated by the absence of traffic wardens.
