On July 3 when I read that the honourable communication minister of our country ordered to remove all rail bumpers off from cars I felt that this is not a very good decision. Just the day before yesterday while I was passing through the Dhaka University campus I had to slow down and stop as the car in front of me was taking a turn, the moment I stopped my car jerked forward with a loud thump, I looked back on reflex just to find that a yellow cab hit me hard from the back. If I didn't have an iron rail my car could have been very badly damaged. It's not only rickshaws that the rail bumpers protect the cars from it's also other cars with reckless drivers who wouldn't have even got a license if our traffic system was a bit more honest and strict. So taking off the rail would only increase the number of car damages and accidents each day.

What we need is good and properly trained drivers with not just speed but full control over the car and more conscious traffic police who would be more active and not just stand with a vague expression on the face or be busy chatting with their female counterparts as I mostly see them doing when I cross the Panthapath and Russell Square intersection.

I would earnestly request our honourable communication minister to reconsider the decision of removing rail bumper from cars, and making sure that faulty cars are caught and taken off the street. And also it would greatly relieve drivers like us if the minister could humbly revise the traffic rules and make it more strict with the inclusion of even cancellation of license for accident prone drivers.