Dealing with traffic

I am sure we all have heard a lot on this topic and many of us are constantly thinking and coming up with ways to improve our traffic system. Surely, we as individuals can only do our part in terms of changing our behaviours and ALWAYS by obeying traffic laws. Meanwhile I feel that we must utilize our roads in the best possible manner. We can in the short term: 1. Make marked lanes on every main road and punish vigorously those who disobey traffic laws with very high fines. 2. Make turn lanes at every intersection. 3. Absolutely ensure that busses do not stop anywhere on the road except at bus stops and surely make specific bus stops first. 3. Let the main roads run by AUTOMATIC signal lights except in times of emergency when a traffic police officer can guide the traffic. 4. Make sure that NO traffic officer EVER encourages any vehicle to “GO” on Red and “STOP” on Green. This practice is systematically ruining our habits even those of us who are willing to obey the laws. 5. Make sidewalks FREE of illegal occupation and available for pedestrians. (This one step can reduce the traffic jams significantly throughout the city) 6. PUNISH, severely those who do not use the foot over bridge (where available) 7. Build fences around ALL major roads to separate the road and the sidewalk. There should be designated crossings where people will be allowed to cross the roads. 8. The dividers of the main roads MUST be high enough so that people cannot jump over it. 9. Buses must be made to move mostly on the left most lanes whenever possible. 10. The immediate step: Take Rickshaws off the main roads.

Rahat, Malibag, Dhaka

Dealing with traffic

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