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Sunday, February 10, 2008

[MyTuneBD.Com] Road is not a private property

kn.shahid@gmail.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Shahid Ullah
To: siraj@machizo. com ; mamun_hasan@ yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 1:06 PM
Subject: Road is not a private property

Road is not a private property

Road is not a private property. There are no rules and regulations
regarding entrance of private car in Dhaka city; any body who has
money can purchase a car and start riding taking just a license.
According to urban planners, there should have at least 25% area for
roads in a city, and there is only 6-7% area for roads in Dhaka
city. Every day there are new cars entering in the city street
making huge jam and increasing sufferings for the mass people to
reach the office/factory at just time and also to return home
peacefully after finishing the task and duties. And everyday we are
loosing 3-4 hours of our valuable time causing thousands of corers
of taka

According to study of transport planners, a private care occupies
the road where five people can travel by bi-cycle, four people by
rickshaw, and only one and half people by private car.

Using natural gas and fuel for private car is a crime as it
increases global warming.

Almost there is a relation between ownership of private car and
corruption. It is a shame that our previous governments exempted tax
to import luxury cars.

Transportation is a big punishment for innocent employees, workers
and petty traders.

It's a social problem and solution should be collective and social,
not individual.

Government is providing 3000 crore taka as subsidy for petrol/fuel
supply and the private car owners are taking advantage of it. They
are also using important CNG; which could be used for industrial
purpose and public transport. These private car owners are
contributing noise and pollution to urban life.

Without controlling private car, it is not possible to reduce
traffic jam through constructing new roads or modernizing traffic
system. London, Singapore, Hon Kong and Tokyo city reduced traffic
jam through controlling private car.

Please raise your voice and make solidarity with the following
demands through circulating this mail to your friends:
„XƒnStopping subsidized fuel and gas to private car owners
„X„QThere should have at least one lac taka environment tax on a
private car and gradually making Dhaka city free of private car
„X„QThere should have government policy about the car of organization/
institution i.e who can purchase car, but organization/ institute
should be under the environment tax net
„X„QIntroducing more double decker bus at every route
„X„QSeparate track for bi-cycle in every road
„X„QEncourage riding bi-cycle for all students of school, college and
university, teachers and parents should come forward
„XƒnGovernment should establish quality cycle industry in Bangladesh
and discourage importing bi-cycle

Campaign for Sustainable Transportation System