‘Public awareness about traffic rules crucial to road safety’

RAJSHAHI, Oct 22, (BSS): Speakers at a discussion said massive awareness about traffic rules among the people is crucial to prevention of road traffic accidents.
They said regular training for drivers and necessary infrastructure are also important to safe road.
They came up with the observation while addressing a post-rally discussion to mark the National Road Safety Day 2023 on Sunday.
Rajshahi Circle of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and District administration jointly organised the meeting at Nanking Darbar Hall in the city with the theme of 'Ain Mene Sarake Chali, Smart Bangladesh Gore Tuli'.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Rajshahi Shamim Ahmed and Civil Surgeon Dr Abu
Sayeed Muhammad Faruque addressed the meeting as the chief and special guests respectively with Additional District Magistrate Sabiha Sultana in the chair.
BRTA Director Ashfaqur Rahman, Executive Engineer of Local Government Engineering Department Nasir Uddin, Executive Engineer of the Department of Roads and Highways Abdul Hakim, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Helena Akter and local unit president of Nirapad Sarak Chai Advocate Towfique Ahsan also addressed the meeting.
The discussants unequivocally called for strict enforcement of traffic rules to reduce road accidents.
If the drivers drive their vehicles carefully the existing number of road accidents could be reduced to a greater extent, they mentioned.
DC Shamim Ahmed said the government has taken initiative to establish training institutes in each district to bring the drivers under training and refreshers training round the year.