More deaths in road accidents is shocking the nation again as news reports said these people were killed and 19 others injured in six districts in the previous two days. The causes are the same old ones such as reckless driving in the highways and law enforcers’ neglect to secure compliance of traffic rules by drivers.
Roads and Highways are generally known as death traps for people who have to commute on such roads. Nobody is there to explain what job the Highway police are performing. They appear after the accidents occur. Many will think Bangladesh is a country where saving of lives is not important. Police cases after the killing is just the ritual.
More foggy weather is expected soon as winter is deepening and the Ministry of Communication, particularly the Roads and Highways Department, must show some activities for making journey in highways safe from reckless bus and truck drivers in particular.
There is no doubt that continued road accidents only show the general condition of the lawlessness in our road transport sector and the lack of effective measures to reduce accidents is just unacceptable. Most important is the lack of visibility of the Highway police on the Highways to keep pressure on drivers to drive carefully.
There is no accountability of anybody among the public servants who are paid to serve and save the people. This cannot go on.
