2,095 Killed on Sri Lankan Roads by October — Whose Fault Is It, Really?

Police figures show 2,095 people died in 1,988 road accidents between January and the first week of October this year — more than seven deaths a day. Earlier police breakdowns this year show motorcyclists and pedestrians have consistently made up well over half of everyone killed, not car or SUV occupants. One side blames the roads and the traffic mix: narrow lanes shared by tuk-tuks, buses, bikes and cars with almost no separation, badly lit junctions, and blind overtaking on single-lane highways. The other side blames behaviour: speeding, phone use, jumping lights, and a licensing test that checks if you can drive a vehicle, not if you can judge a road. Sri Lanka has tried tougher fines and a demerit-point system this year, and the toll still passed 2,000 before October was out. Better roads and infrastructure would take years and money the state doesn't have; stricter enforcement of existing rules costs far less but needs a police presence that isn't there either. What actually moves the needle first — better roads, real enforcement, or better testing of drivers? Share a near-miss or a junction you think is a death trap. ඔබේ දෛනික රියදුරු අත්දැකීම අනුව - අනතුරු වැඩි වෙන්නේ පාර නිසාද, රියදුරු අවධානය නැති නිසාද?