No driver can be forced to drive over eight hours: DMP
Drivers have been instructed to follow speed limits and avoid reckless driving. Overtaking has been prohibited in no-overtaking zones, on bends and on narrow bridges.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today (24 May) issued a set of guidelines for transport owners, workers, passengers and pedestrians to reduce accidents and suffering during the seven-day Eid-ul-Adha holiday beginning tomorrow.
In a notice signed by DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin, the police said drivers cannot be forced to drive more than eight hours a day or five hours at a stretch during the Eid travel period.
The notice said buses must leave terminals on schedule. Charging extra fares, misbehaving with passengers and selling the same seat to multiple passengers have been prohibited.
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Transport operators have also been barred from carrying passengers on bus rooftops or in goods and animal-carrying vehicles, especially on return trips.
Drivers have been instructed to follow speed limits and avoid reckless driving. Overtaking has been prohibited in no-overtaking zones, on bends and on narrow bridges.
The DMP said no one can drive after consuming intoxicants or while sleepy or physically unwell. Vehicles must have valid licences and updated documents. Using mobile phones or earphones while driving, playing loud music and wrong-way driving have also been prohibited.
Passengers have been advised to board buses from designated terminals, avoid accepting food or drinks from strangers and use foot overbridges, underpasses or zebra crossings while crossing roads.
For emergencies, the DMP asked people to contact terminal police control rooms or the national emergency service number 999
