Dealing with traffic problems
On last Saturday(08.11.08) I had to travel from Gulistan to Jatrabari by bus, I was expecting to have less traffic jam as it was weekly holiday and I was quite happy with the thought. But as I reached Sayedabad the bus suddenly came to a halt. I looked out from the window and found a large procession, at first I thought it to be a political one, but as the bus moved forward I found it to be a procession of '' Safe Highway Movement'' with a large number of school children carrying colourful placards and banners together with their guardians and teachers and they were escorted by smartly turned out women police and cavalry of police dept. Because of the large procession, movement of vehicles in the entire area became severely disrupted, causing misery to the commuters. Instead of being motivated by placards and banners, the helpers and drivers of the bus started cutting jokes with each other regarding the procession.
I think we should find a better and disciplined and practical way of creating awareness and motivating people to have a safe and less hazardous highway such as better trained drivers and helpers, fit vehicles, repair of pot-holes on the roads, better trained traffic police and people having respect for traffic rules.
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