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ROAD-SAFETY-RANGPUR (with picture)
Abiding traffic rules can reduce accidents
RANGPUR, Oct 22, 2018 (BSS) – Abiding by the traffic rules and safer use
of roads along with ensuring professional skill of the drivers could reduce
road accidents saving thousands of human lives annually.
Government officials and leaders of motor owners’ and workers’
associations today expressed the view at a post-rally discussion arranged at
Katchari Bazar zero point in the city in observance of the National Road
Safety Day-2018.
The district administration, Roads and Highways Department and
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) jointly organised the rally, and
discussion to create public awareness for reducing road accidents.
Earlier, a rally paraded city streets participated by the government
officials, drivers, conductors, helpers, leaders of road transport workers
and motor owners associations, rovers, scouts, and students.
Deputy Commissioner Enamul Habib addressed the discussion as the chief
guest with Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Rashidul Monnaf Kabir in the
chair.
Deputy Director (Local Government) for Rangpur Ruhul Amin Mian,
Additional Police Supers Maruf Elahi and Saifur Rahman Saif, Assistant
Director of Rangpur Circle of BRTA Abdul Kuddus, Acting President of District
Motor Owners’ Association Azizul Islam Raju and President of District Motor
Workers’ Association Tazul Islam Mukul addressed as special guests.
The speakers said inadequate skill of some drivers, violation of traffic
rules by the drivers as well as common people, faulty vehicles, bad road
conditions, roadside hat-bazaars, using mobile phones while driving as main
reasons behind road accidents.
They said lack of awareness among common people and pedestrians about
traffic rules and overtaking on competition causes road accidents.
The ADM asked the concerns for ensuring training of drivers, issuance of
driving licenses properly following the rules and obeying traffic rules
strictly to avoid road accidents.
The chief guest called upon drivers, conductors and helpers, vehicle
owners and common people to abide by the traffic rules strictly while driving
vehicles or movements on the roads and highways to reduce road accidents.
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