'Terrible tailbacks, agonising waits'
This is a well-written piece and quite timely. But what is not stressed is the current half-heartedness of the traffic police. Even a year back they used to act against the traffic light violators. Now mostly they remain unconcerned. Another common practice is the deliberate deviation from the colour of traffic light sense. This develops a lack of alertness in the mind of drivers. If every time I find that I can go on when the light is red (under police prompting), I fail to react when there is no police. This is human nature. Another factor is the rampant practice of using the footpath for everything else but the pedestrians. Buildings are sloping away their fronts so that pedestrians cannot walk there and cars can be parked unhindered.
Traffic in Dhaka is a hydra-headed problem. But the control should start in small instalments. Now it is a case of total helpless surrender.
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