Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday said no human-hauler, locally named as Leguna, will be allowed to ply the streets of the capital.
He also said no motorcycle will be given fuel in the city unless its riders have helmets.
“Serious traffic problems are created on the city streets due to the plying of such vehicles which are also the main causes of road accidents,” the DMP commissioner said while addressing a press conference organised at its media centre on the occasion of the month-long traffic management programme.
He also said a large number of Leguna are carrying people illegally on Dhaka streets though these human-haulers do not have any route permit.
Such vehicles can only ply the roads outside the city like the 300 Feet or in Bosila area, said Asaduzzaman Mia.
Mentioning that not more than two riders will be allowed in a motorcycle, he urged both riders to use helmets.
The DMP chief also said fuelling stations in Dhaka city have been asked to refrain from providing fuel to those bikers who will be found without helmets.
He said some 322 members of Rover Scout will join police for managing traffic in different points of the capital during the month-long special traffic management programme beginning on Wednesday.
Asaduzzaman also said the special campaign will continue, if necessary, until discipline is restored on roads.
He urged the private vehicle owners to remove flag stands from their vehicles and refrain from using beacon lights and hooters.
The DMP has fixed 121 bus stops in the capital, Asaduzzaman said, adding that bus drivers have been asked to stop their buses in the designated spots and keep the gates of their vehicles locked while running from one stop to another.
He asked the bus drivers to refrain from dangerous competition and hang their mobile phone numbers in the vehicles as well as stop talking over mobile phones while driving.
The DMP Commissioner asked the bus owners to recruit drivers after examining their licences and check whether drivers are drug addicts. They have also been asked not to run vehicles on contract basis to avoid dangerous competition among the drivers.
The DMP has also taken an initiative to introduce a model traffic system from Jahangir Gate to Zero Point in the city, he said.
He also said the height of road dividers will be raised to 4.5-5 feet so no passerby can cross roads haphazardly.
The model traffic system will be implemented in other roads gradually, Asaduzzaman said.
Issuing a note of warning to jaywalkers, he said legal action will be taken against those found to violate traffic rules through conducting mobile court drives.
Replying to a query about footpaths, the DMP commissioner said, “The footpaths will be free from illegal occupation. Footpaths in some areas have already been freed and the rest will be freed in phases. Work to keep footpaths free from encroachers is going on with city corporations concerned and Rajuk.”
source: UNB
