Crawlers and sprinters on the same track!

By Gullive, Indira Road, Farmgate, Dhaka
30 November 2003, 18:00 PM
Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
We all know that Dhaka is a thriving megacity of the 21st century. And in a megacity it is impossible to operate mechanised and non-mechanised vehicles on the same tracks. In most cases, rickshaws are solely responsible for creating traffic jam.

Though, I am against complete withdrawal of rickshaws right this moment, but allowing them to ply in separate lanes along the main roads has already proven to be a failure. It only increases the existing traffic jam. Rather, they can be allowed to ply in the lanes or by-pass roads.