No one is above the law
The story of breaching traffic law is nothing new. The violators, more often than not, are highly educated judges, ministers, lawyers, officials of ministries and secretariats, top-ranked policemen themselves, and vehicles of VIPs and privileged schools. These practices are sometimes even allowed by the traffic cop in charge. When the general public witnesses this breach of law, they are encouraged to imitate the behaviour.
Traffic officials must be strict about traffic rules with all vehicles and pedestrians, regardless of their profession or social rank. The car of a VIP, for instance, should not be allowed on the wrong side of a road. It is by holding everyone, including the leaders, answerable to law that the authorities can expect all citizens to abide by it.
Rashidul Hasan
Jagannath University Journalist Association
