It is quite obvious, that the traffic situation in Dhaka is out of control. There is a noticeable in increase in the number of vehicles on the roads but no visible signs if the authorities trying to improve the situation, say by improving the condition of the roads , and improving traffic rules and regulations .But being stuck in a gridlock on the roads every day seems harmless compared to the tragic consequences caused by the lack of traffic control road accidents .
Not a day goes by when there is n't gruesome vehicular accident splashed all over the headlines a large number of these being fatal.just recently, 40 school children died in a horrible accident in misarai because the driver was distracted by a conversation on his cell phone a direct of traffic rules . Dr Hasib Mohammad Ahsan, the director of the accident research institute (ARI) says : accidents happen because of many reasons . The first of tained properly as per the safety standards set by the laws . vehicles are often defective or overloaded and the roads are not built to bear this weight also , drivers are irresponsible anf do not abide by the traffic rules . in my opinion the pedestrians are equally irresponsible and cross roads recklessly" According to ahsan, this irresponsibility comes from the lack of awareness about the basic rules " Most propel can not recognise road signs and traffic signals " he says " lst year ,54 percent of people who died in accidents were pedestriand "
The National Legislation has set many traffic regulations . The motor vehicle ordinance of 1983 sates that the maximum speed limit for light vehicles such as cars and motorcycles is 113 Kilometers per hour for buses and minibuses it is set at 56 kmph , for trucks it is 40 kamph and for fire trucks 48 kmph of course speed limits vary according to zones such as in front of sehools and hospitals or in residential areas. Unfortunately,very few people abide by the speed limit, especially drivers of heavy vehicles such ad trucks and buses.
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