\\\'Strict enforcement of traffic rules can help reduce accidents\\\'

RAJSHAHI, Mar 17 (BSS): In addition to creating wide-ranging mass-awareness, strict enforcement of traffic rules has become an urgent need to reduce road accidents, speakers at a discussion said.
They viewed the country experiences over 5,000 road accidents every year claiming over 4,000 lives and injuring many others.
The total loss of property in the accidents is estimated at over Tk 50 billion (5000 crore) which is 2 per cent of the country's total GDP.
They were addressing the closing session of a two-day training workshop on "Enhancement of competence and awareness of the professional drivers", jointly organised by the district administration and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) at its conference hall here Tuesday.
Around 500 persons comprising government officials, human rights activists, leaders of road transport workers and representatives of transport owners associations were present at the discussion.