Controlling jaywalkers

Jaywalkers significantly contribute to traffic jams in the capital. This is particularly true in front of the Hazral Shahjajal International Airport. To save a little time or out of sheer idleness, people often take risk to their lives by not using the foot-over bridges nearby. This slows down the traffic and causes traffic jams. Some time ago, mobile courts conducted drives against the jaywalkers in the Bangla Motor and Karwan Bazar areas and the courts fined many instantly.
But little encouraging could be achieved in this regard, and people continue with their old habits and cross the roads in irresponsible manner. Even road dividers with barbed wires cannot stop these people as they climb over it. It is really difficult to make people change their habits but it is certainly not impossible. For this, it is more important to raise awareness of the people rather than punishing them for their wrongdoing. But it will take years to improve the situation. If constant campaign is conducted against jaywalking and the traffic police continue to hinder their movement, operate mobile courts at regular intervals, it can be hoped that the situation will surely improve.
There are other things that need to be effectively addressed. At the many crucial road points or intersections in the capital, there are still no foot-over bridges. Even at busy places such as Farm Gate or New Market areas, foot-over bridges always remain occupied by the hawkers. Newspapers often presents pictured news of hawkers occupying these foot-over bridges. More such bridges have to be constructed at the strategic points, turning those bridges that are occupied by hawkers pedestrian-friendly.
It is claimed by the traffic police that traffic jams in the capital has reduced significantly. But the suffering commuters know very well that the picture is different. On the occasions of Puja and Ashura, the pressure of traffic on the roads of the capital eased a little, but that does not mean traffic jams as a whole has reduced in the city.
For bringing permanent change to Dhaka’s gridlocks, traffic police must improve their efficiency in regulating the traffic. Both manual as well as electronic lighting system must be deftly employed to make better traffic handling in the busy intersections. Dhaka’s road infrastructure is much less than what is ideally required. Even when footpaths beside the narrow roads are occupied by the hawkers, and cars and rickshaws are illegally parked over them, one cannot expect smooth flowing of vehicles through these narrow roads.  

 

 

Controlling jaywalkers

Jaywalkers significantly contribute to traffic jams in the capital. This is particularly true in front of the Hazral Shahjajal International Airport. To save a little time or out of sheer idleness, people often take risk to their lives by not using the foot-over bridges nearby. This slows down the traffic and causes traffic jams. Some time ago, mobile courts conducted drives against the jaywalkers in the Bangla Motor and Karwan Bazar areas and the courts fined many instantly. But little encouraging could be achieved in this regard, and people continue with their old habits and cross the roads in irresponsible manner. Even road dividers with barbed wires cannot stop these people as they climb over it. It is really difficult to make people change their habits but it is certainly not impossible. For this, it is more important to raise awareness of the people rather than punishing them for their wrongdoing. But it will take years to improve the situation. If constant campaign is conducted against jaywalking and the traffic police continue to hinder their movement, operate mobile courts at regular intervals, it can be hoped that the situation will surely improve. There are other things that need to be effectively addressed. At the many crucial road points or intersections in the capital, there are still no foot-over bridges. Even at busy places such as Farm Gate or New Market areas, foot-over bridges always remain occupied by the hawkers. Newspapers often presents pictured news of hawkers occupying these foot-over bridges. More such bridges have to be constructed at the strategic points, turning those bridges that are occupied by hawkers pedestrian-friendly. It is claimed by the traffic police that traffic jams in the capital has reduced significantly. But the suffering commuters know very well that the picture is different. On the occasions of Puja and Ashura, the pressure of traffic on the roads of the capital eased a little, but that does not mean traffic jams as a whole has reduced in the city. For bringing permanent change to Dhakas gridlocks, traffic police must improve their efficiency in regulating the traffic. Both manual as well as electronic lighting system must be deftly employed to make better traffic handling in the busy intersections. Dhakas road infrastructure is much less than what is ideally required. Even when footpaths beside the narrow roads are occupied by the hawkers, and cars and rickshaws are illegally parked over them, one cannot expect smooth flowing of vehicles through these narrow roads.