Two hours to get to the place that would under normal circumstances would take only half an hour is a usual phenomenon in Dhaka city now. Most of the day one faces one or the other traffic jam on the way to his/her destination. The unruly traffic conditions not only wastes valuable time and energy but in recent years have taken countless invaluable lives too.
The reasons for such a terrible traffic condition are numerous. First of all, implementation of the rules and regulations is slack and in many cases non-existent. Secondly, many of the drivers on the road lack proper training of driving their vehicles and ignorant of the general traffic rules. This is especially applicable to the rickshaw and baby taxi drivers. Thirdly, traffic of three different speeds in the same narrow road also increases the traffic problems. Finally, many of the roads in the country are riot wide enough to bear the traffic load that plies those roads.
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