DHAKA, June 6, 2018 (BSS) – Although Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is
conducting harsher drives against the traffic rules violators in the capital,
motorcyclists have been constantly breaching the traffic rules and
regulations, putting their lives, pedestrians and others at risk.
According to available statistics of DMP, on an average about 700 cases
are being filed against motorcyclists and 40 to 50 motorbikes are being
seized a day for allegedly violating traffic rules.
On Tuesday, DMP’s Traffic Department in a daylong drive filed 783 cases
against motorcyclists and confiscated 51 motorcycles on charges of violating
traffic rules.
Experts say the unruly motorcyclists cause accidents, violate traffic
regulations and even create nuisance to pedestrians by driving motorcycles on
footpaths and wrong-way due to lack of proper enforcement of traffic rules
and in absence of strong monitoring.
Many of the owners even do not register their motorcycles with Bangladesh
Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) and often use their motorbikes in
committing crimes, they said.
“The traffic police seize 30 to 50 motorcycles a day and file over 700
cases against motorcyclists. But, the plight of careless youngsters’ driving
illegal motorcycles and endangering lives continue,” a police official said.
Observing that most of the bikers are teenagers who perform acrobatic
stunts to show off in front of their peers, he said there are tens of
motorcycle drivers in the capital. “We cannot send the entire force to chase
and arrest all the bikers who are violating traffic regulations.”
The frequent seizure of these vehicles has caused another problem as the
yards police stations are being occupied with motorcycles, he said.
Earlier on May 1, two motorcyclists were killed as their motorbike
overturned on the road in Hatirjheel area in the capita.
Two motorcyclists were also killed when their motorbike skidded off the
road while approaching Mayor Mohammad Hanif flyover at Dholaipar point in the
old part of Dhaka on March 17.
Deaths of motorcyclists have been taken place outside the capital at
regular interval. Two motorcycle riders were killed and another was injured
as a human hauler, a locally-made passenger vehicle, hit the motorcycle in
Sullah upazila of Sunamganj district on May 17 last.
Three motorcyclists were killed and one was injured in a head-on
collision between two motorcycles on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj highway April 29
last.