Bumpers in vehicles
Amit Bikram Tripura Residential Model College Mohammadpur, Dhaka
Beside the annoying and disgusting traffic congestion in the streets of Dhaka, another ugly sight is the vehicles, cars, jeeps, CNGs, cabs, micros, minis etc fitted with metal bumpers both in the front and back posing a constant threat to the bikers and pedestrians. A tragic incident of death by being stuck up with the bumper of a running car was reported in the newspapers in July last year. In response to the incident, the Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police attempted to ban the illegal use of bumpers on the vehicles plying the streets of Dhaka but unfortunately an order of the court compelled the Commissioner to abandon his initiative. The very sight of thousands of vehicles fitted with iron and steel bars is ugly and disturbing. It gives the impression as if the vehicles are in a competition to hit one another, the city streets being the arena. To any expatriate the scene is bound to give a negative impression about our road and aesthetic sense. I would like to draw the attention of the policy makers to come to a decision in this regard before the SAARC summit begins, so that the streets of Dhaka get a smarter look.
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