Editorial
Such a fatal accident should not recur
Lessons derived from it should be applied
We are profoundly shocked at the death in an accident caused by reckless driving of a learner at the wheel near the Jagannath Hall on the Dhaka University campus. While taking an early morning walk, the victim Anima Rani Saha, wife of a Dhaka University Professor Parimal Kumar Saha, lost her life hit by a speeding private car. The lethality of the accident that lends added poignancy to the mishap came from hour that it took place at together with the fact of very high speed of 80 km/hr at which the vehicle was running.
We express our condolences at her premature death and our heartfelt sympathies go out to the bereaved members of her family.
We ought to learn some lessons from the accident and take precautions against its recurrence in future. Especially, a set of rules should apply for those who take driving lessons. Can we have area-wise designated stretches for the learners? Actually, campus should be a no-go area for them and speed breakers need be appropriately located along the residential areas with speed limits stipulated for movement of vehicles.
After each accident we demand and speak of stringent measures to prevent road accidents but when the dusts settle we tend to forget the imperative necessity for the safeguards to be put in place. Judging by the record of road mishaps, Dhaka University areas have proved rather prone to them. So, the university authority should think of ways to better regulate traffic in the inner roads with more efficient signalling arrangements together with enforcement of low speed limits that are strictly applied in the university towns of most other countries. The academic and residential character of the whole campus should not be allowed to be compromised at any cost.
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