Vehicles on footpaths
Hundreds of thousands of people of Dhaka city every day use the footpaths to travel from one place to another. These walkways are not really commuter-friendly, many of them having cracks and others having litters of all sorts lying here and there. Still a good number of people use them either to save time or money or both as travelling by other means ensures getting stuck in traffic jams. But it seems that people now have to find an alternative to walking on footpaths, because a new trend is on the rise- parking and driving vehicles on footpaths. Now-a-days people are often seen riding their motorbikes or bicycles on footpaths causing immense discomfort to commuters. If the roads are congested, these bikers simply drive onto footpaths. Astonishingly, some policemen are appreciating this outrageous act by performing it themselves. It is extremely dangerous to drive a vehicle on footpaths. The driver can easily injure himself or others. Besides driving, some people also use footpaths as parking places. Parking cars or bikes on footpaths compels people to get down from the footpath, which can lead to accidents. All these can be avoided if everyone respects traffic laws and tries to abide by them. And if someone does not, the law enforcers should be on hand to take action. Vehicles are meant for the roads, not for footpaths.
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