When someone arrives at any fuel supply pump at any place in Jhenidah with motorbike or any other transport, he or she will witness a smaller size notice board hanging there saying “No helmet, no fuel”. The mini notice boards are displayed as per the directions of the police administration in the district.
The initiative will help use the safety nets and reduce the casualty and injury following road accidents in the district, said the district police office sources.
Motorbiker Rabjel Hossain of Seikhpara area in Shailkupa upazila in Jhenidah said he went to purchase some petrol at a fuel pump in Jhenidah on Jhenidah-Kushtia highway on Tuesday. But the salesman at the pump had denied off selling the same without any helmet. Immediately he rushed at another pump for the same where the salesman expressed same opinion. At last he was compelled to purchase a helmet.
Some fuel pump managers and salesmen said the police administration had advised them to hang the notice bards so that the motorbike drivers could be aware of unexpected road accidents for want of safety measures like helmet.
Superintendent of police in Jhenidah Mohammad Hasanuzzaman told the Bangladesh Post that huge people, especially, the motorbikers and their passengers fallen victim of death and injury as they do not use any safety measures. To aware the common people about fatal road accidents and its impacts on their families and society.
Policemen in the district have been conducting training courses and awareness programme for transport drivers, helpers, vehicles owners, elected representatives and young men studying in colleges and universities. Most of the programmes are arranged at the educational institutions so that the students might be more aware on the issues.
Each and everybody will be brought under the awareness activities within a short time for reducing avoidable road accidents. “We are sitting with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to ensure checking the documents of any transport vehicles, drivers and helpers,” said Hasanuzzaman.
Police already has started using the ‘speed guns’ to measure the excessive speed of any running vehicles from a close range staying at the road sides on the highway. The drivers, who will ignore the traffic rules, will be netted automatically and fined. It will also help reduce road accidents due to excessive speed”, he said.
They are going to install e-processing system to deliver computer-based receipts for any kind of fine and fees collection on the spot to ease the sufferings of the people and also for smooth record keeping.
The police in Jhenidah have filed 13,969 cases against the motor bikers, unauthorized three-wheelers and other transports and fined Taka 83.2 lakh in past nine months Major of the vehicles were motorbikes, Hasanuzzaman added.
