<i>Unused overbridges </i>
I would like to thank The Daily Star for printing a photo of pedestrians crossing the street (March 24, 2008, Star City) right under the new foot overbridge at Bangla Motor. This is a picture that can be seen anywhere in the capital where there is a foot overbridge. Traffic police, though present, act like helpless spectators. This increases the death/injury risk to the pedestrians, causes disruption of the traffic flow and also add to the pollution as the engines have to run longer than necessary. Thus, the final impact comes on the fragile economy which has to bear the burden of all the associated additional costs. It's time that this is put to a stop. We must learn to respect the law for our own good, and if we cannot embrace the carrot then let it be the stick to teach us what is good for us. I propose that the govt. institute a provision of on the spot penalty. A mere Tk 10 for every crossing would do and a part of that money for the traffic police should also ensure that they will remain sincere to prevent people from doing such things. The govt exchequer will also benefit from this. Let good sense prevail and let us learn to live in a more civilised way.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments