Importance of overbridge
Reluctance to use foot over bridge by the pedestrians is one of the important causes of road accidents. They cross the road in front of moving vehicles and consequently fall victims of fatal accidents. Even then they are not keen to use the foot over bridge. There are many over bridges in Dhaka city under the possession of hawkers and beggars. For example, we can mention the Mouchak, Newmarket, Uttara Azampur and Mirpur foot over bridges.
The busiest area of the city is Mirpur Number 10 called Gol Chattar where four important roads converge. Every day a large number of people pass through the Gol Chattar over bridge. But it is used as a meeting place of idle people and become overcrowded and women are harassed. There have been cases of hijacking also. Furthermore, there are many over bridges frequented by floating sex workers.
It is because of all these reasons that people prefer crossing the busy roads risking their lives rather than use the foot over bridge.
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