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Fast drivers go unpunished in absence of speed limit signs

SULTANA RAHMAN
The authorities are unable to take action against fast driving as the drivers' accused of crossing speed limit escape punishment due to absence of road signs on speed limit.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) recently installed 20 speed detectors in the city to catch reckless drivers and arrested some drivers for violating limit.
"But we could not take action against them as they said there were no speed limit signs," said M Firoz Al Mujahid Khan, deputy commissioner of DMP Traffic (North).
DMP officials said there must be road markings and speed limit signs on major roads to prevent
fast driving that often causes road accidents.
City's busy roads, especially Mirpur Road, Airport Road, Manik Mia Avenue and Rokeya Sarani, have been left without such signs that encourage people to drive fast.
"The drivers violate the speed limit and easily escape punishment," Firoz said.
Not only the speed limit signs, the roads do not have proper lane marking, curved lane marking, stop line marking, zebra crossing and arrow marking.
Due to the absence of such markings, drivers compete with each other especially while taking left turn, causing traffic congestion in major intersections.
"If the roads are marked, there will be no competition between the drivers and traffic jam will also
reduce," said Zafar, a CNG autorickshaw driver.
"Although the automated traffic signalling system help us a lot in controlling traffic, the absence of road marking is hampering overall traffic management," Firoz said.
DMP and Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB) recently requested Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) to take necessary initiatives for better traffic management.
They suggested immediate steps to put up speed limit signs and road markings in the capital for improving traffic management system.
"Road marking is a recognised system that helps drivers take the right direction," said Dr MA Momen, executive director of DTCB. He hoped the DCC would take steps urgently.
The authorities in the last few months took a number of steps to improve traffic control system that included introduction of digital traffic signals, removal of several roundabouts and making some roads one-way, said Firoz.