Curbing fatalities from bike accidents

Motorcycles are risky vehicles. Road crashes and deaths have seen a sharp rise recently due to an increase in bike accidents. According to a research of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), for every 10,000 motorcycles in the country, 28.4 persons are dying in accidents each year. And what is more worrying is that almost 40 per cent of them are aged between 24 and 30 years. This death rate in motorcycle accidents is reportedly the highest in the world.

Many bike riders do not take safety measures as a protection against accidents, and the tendency of not using quality helmets is also high. There are no rules and regulations as to what type of vehicles and how many of them can ply the roads of Bangladesh. This has created a chaos on the roads and accidents are now taking place every now and then. Often, we come across reckless races of bikes on free roads by young men. The authorities must take a concrete plan of action on how to curb these accidents and the fatalities they are causing.

Abu Elias Linkon,

Banasree, Dhaka,

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