CNG-run 3-wheelers banned on highways

The government has slapped a ban on plying of auto-rickshaws, including CNG-run ones, on national highways to reduce incidence of road accidents.
The Roads and Highways Department order on Wednesday comes in the wake of deaths of many auto-rickshaw passengers after being involved in accidents with heavy vehicles in the recent past.
“Auto-rickshaws ply on the highways randomly. These vehicles are getting involved in accidents quite frequently. So, we have taken a decision to ban them from plying on the national highways,” Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, told reporters after an inter-ministerial meeting at the secretariat on Tuesday. Those attended the meeting included, Road Transport and Bridges Secretary, MN Siddique; Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways, Firoz Iqbal; Chairman of BRTC, Mizanur Rahman; Chairman of BRTA, Nazrul Islam; DTCA Executive Director, Qaikobad Hossain and senior officials of the concerned departments.
Sources present in the meeting said that the decision to ban plying of auto-rickshaws was taken after taking into account the frequent accidents involving heavier vehicles resulting in many deaths in recent times.
Quader said that plying of battery-run auto-rickshaws, Nasimon-Karimon-Bhotboti (human haulers) has been reduced on the highways due to the initiatives taken by the government, but CNG-run auto-rickshaws have presented a new problem.  “Auto-rickshaws on highways have become a new source of accidents. There were not too many of them in the past, but their numbers have increased. They have been involved in many accidents on various national highways,” said Quader.
Transport leaders, over the past few years, have been demanding a ban on unregistered human haulers and CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the highways since they were primarily responsible for the accidents.
Explaining the traffic jam on the day before Eid on the Dhaka-Tangail highway at Chandra, the minister said, “There were eight unfit vehicles that broke down on the highway causing the jam. After I saw it in the news, I rushed to the spot early morning to take charge of the situation. The movement of traffic during the Eid holidays was normal on other highways.”

 

 

CNG-run 3-wheelers banned on highways

The government has slapped a ban on plying of auto-rickshaws, including CNG-run ones, on national highways to reduce incidence of road accidents. The Roads and Highways Department order on Wednesday comes in the wake of deaths of many auto-rickshaw passengers after being involved in accidents with heavy vehicles in the recent past. Auto-rickshaws ply on the highways randomly. These vehicles are getting involved in accidents quite frequently. So, we have taken a decision to ban them from plying on the national highways, Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, told reporters after an inter-ministerial meeting at the secretariat on Tuesday. Those attended the meeting included, Road Transport and Bridges Secretary, MN Siddique; Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways, Firoz Iqbal; Chairman of BRTC, Mizanur Rahman; Chairman of BRTA, Nazrul Islam; DTCA Executive Director, Qaikobad Hossain and senior officials of the concerned departments. Sources present in the meeting said that the decision to ban plying of auto-rickshaws was taken after taking into account the frequent accidents involving heavier vehicles resulting in many deaths in recent times. Quader said that plying of battery-run auto-rickshaws, Nasimon-Karimon-Bhotboti (human haulers) has been reduced on the highways due to the initiatives taken by the government, but CNG-run auto-rickshaws have presented a new problem. Auto-rickshaws on highways have become a new source of accidents. There were not too many of them in the past, but their numbers have increased. They have been involved in many accidents on various national highways, said Quader. Transport leaders, over the past few years, have been demanding a ban on unregistered human haulers and CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the highways since they were primarily responsible for the accidents. Explaining the traffic jam on the day before Eid on the Dhaka-Tangail highway at Chandra, the minister said, There were eight unfit vehicles that broke down on the highway causing the jam. After I saw it in the news, I rushed to the spot early morning to take charge of the situation. The movement of traffic during the Eid holidays was normal on other highways.