DMP launches campaign to bring order on roads
Thursday, 3 December 2009
FE Report
The first day of the introduction of separate lanes for transports by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) passed off in a relaxed manner as vehicles and traffic policemen were few on the streets.
On Wednesday, traffic police stopped some vehicles including buses in Karwan bazar area allegedly for breaching lane rules. But pedestrians claimed that those were set free after making their drivers aware of the new system.
Officials said though the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was responsible for marking road lanes before the launching of the system, the DMP separated the lanes by placing temporary markers from Kawran bazar to Sheraton crossing in the absence of the painted lanes.
Some 12 deputy commissioners are expected to head traffic police teams at Hotel Sheraton, Hotel Sonargaon, Bijoy Sarani, Farmgate, Kakoli, Progati Sarani, Airport roundabout, House Building Corporation, Science Lab, Russel Square, Asad Gate and Technical College intersections to make drivers aware of the new lanes rule.
The DMP had also made public announcements in the areas to make the road users aware of the DMP drive effective from December 8.
However, no campaign was carried out in other areas announced by the city police commissioner.
DMP earlier on Tuesday announced launching of the three-lane system initially in the city's VIP roads including Progati Sarani, Airport roundabout, House Building Corporation, Science Lab, Russel Square, Asad Gate and Technical College intersections.
Of the three lanes, the first lane -- right side of the street -- is for the VIP and VVIP vehicle, private car, microbus and jeep and for the vehicle taking a right turn. Minibus, bus, truck and covered van will run through the middle lane while auto rickshaws, pickup vans, tempo, human hauler and such other mode of vehicles will use the third lane along the footpath.
The drivers said they found it hard to understand the lane divisions as there were no painted marks on the road.
"How will we change the lane to drop and pick up passengers at the bus stops?" Moksed, a bus driver on the Mirpur-Gulistan route, asked.
The first day of the introduction of separate lanes for transports by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) passed off in a relaxed manner as vehicles and traffic policemen were few on the streets.
On Wednesday, traffic police stopped some vehicles including buses in Karwan bazar area allegedly for breaching lane rules. But pedestrians claimed that those were set free after making their drivers aware of the new system.
Officials said though the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) was responsible for marking road lanes before the launching of the system, the DMP separated the lanes by placing temporary markers from Kawran bazar to Sheraton crossing in the absence of the painted lanes.
Some 12 deputy commissioners are expected to head traffic police teams at Hotel Sheraton, Hotel Sonargaon, Bijoy Sarani, Farmgate, Kakoli, Progati Sarani, Airport roundabout, House Building Corporation, Science Lab, Russel Square, Asad Gate and Technical College intersections to make drivers aware of the new lanes rule.
The DMP had also made public announcements in the areas to make the road users aware of the DMP drive effective from December 8.
However, no campaign was carried out in other areas announced by the city police commissioner.
DMP earlier on Tuesday announced launching of the three-lane system initially in the city's VIP roads including Progati Sarani, Airport roundabout, House Building Corporation, Science Lab, Russel Square, Asad Gate and Technical College intersections.
Of the three lanes, the first lane -- right side of the street -- is for the VIP and VVIP vehicle, private car, microbus and jeep and for the vehicle taking a right turn. Minibus, bus, truck and covered van will run through the middle lane while auto rickshaws, pickup vans, tempo, human hauler and such other mode of vehicles will use the third lane along the footpath.
The drivers said they found it hard to understand the lane divisions as there were no painted marks on the road.
"How will we change the lane to drop and pick up passengers at the bus stops?" Moksed, a bus driver on the Mirpur-Gulistan route, asked.