Call to ensure road safety

Staff Correspondent:

Several hundred people carrying placards and photographs of crash victims yesterday staged a road march in the city as part of road safety campaign amid reports of growing road accidents.

Family member's and friends of some victims joined the procession organized by cultural personality and parliamentarian Tarana Halim, whose nephew was also recently killed in an accident.

“The existing law should be amended to ensure adequate punishment of killer drivers,” Tarana said at a brief really held in front of jatiya press Club.

About 3,000 people are killed in road accidents in the country every year. This makes Bangladesh high on the list of countries with high road crash fatalities.

All the reason which can cause road crashes is there in Bangladesh. Roads are not spacious enough, drivers are not skilled, vehicles are not always fit and the people are not aware of traffic rules. 

The Government should intervene immediately with strict traffic laws. Besides, public awareness campaigns should be conducted frequently to reduce road hazards.