High-security driving licence with point system soon
Friday, 17 October 2008
The government is going to introduce high-security driving licence with a point system so that drivers instead of transport owners could be punished for violation of any traffic rules, reports UNB.
The new system is expected to reduce traffic jam and ensure better passenger service and disciplined movement of vehicles.
This was disclosed at an inter-ministerial meeting held at Home Ministry Thursday.
Chaired by Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin, the meeting was attended, among others, by Home Secretary Abdul Karim, Communications Secretary Dr Mahbubur Rahman, the IGP, the DMP Commissioner and other senior officials concerned.
The meeting discussed the gradual replacement of manual rickshaws with battery-run auto-rickshaws on feeder roads of the city. But the meeting said the battery-run auto-rickshaws should not be allowed to ply the main roads.
It asked police to ensure the parking of vehicles on feeder roads instead of main roads in Gulshan and Banani areas, and make sure that vehicles are parked in parallel instead of horizontal way.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Home Secretary Abdul Karim said traffic police policy is going to be formulated to ensure a better traffic management.
He said no truck would be allowed to ply Dhaka city streets after 8:30 am and before 9:00 pm, except government holidays, to ease vehicle movement.
Communications Secretary Dr Mahbubur Rahman said the meeting decided that no inter-city bus would be allowed to make halts for a long time on the street to pick up passengers.
The new system is expected to reduce traffic jam and ensure better passenger service and disciplined movement of vehicles.
This was disclosed at an inter-ministerial meeting held at Home Ministry Thursday.
Chaired by Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin, the meeting was attended, among others, by Home Secretary Abdul Karim, Communications Secretary Dr Mahbubur Rahman, the IGP, the DMP Commissioner and other senior officials concerned.
The meeting discussed the gradual replacement of manual rickshaws with battery-run auto-rickshaws on feeder roads of the city. But the meeting said the battery-run auto-rickshaws should not be allowed to ply the main roads.
It asked police to ensure the parking of vehicles on feeder roads instead of main roads in Gulshan and Banani areas, and make sure that vehicles are parked in parallel instead of horizontal way.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Home Secretary Abdul Karim said traffic police policy is going to be formulated to ensure a better traffic management.
He said no truck would be allowed to ply Dhaka city streets after 8:30 am and before 9:00 pm, except government holidays, to ease vehicle movement.
Communications Secretary Dr Mahbubur Rahman said the meeting decided that no inter-city bus would be allowed to make halts for a long time on the street to pick up passengers.