Causes of Road Accidents in Bangladesh

Road accident is a regular phenomenon in Bangladesh. Many people die of road accidents every year; many others become permanently disabled, so it is considered a curse. Road accidents occur for various reasons. Many factors are responsible for road accidents. The most common cause is drivers without driving license. Many of the drivers in Bangladesh do not have driving license. Even if there is a driver with   license, sometimes the conductors drive and the licensed driver take rest. Secondly, some of the drivers drive very recklessly and they try to overtake, which in most cases are one of the major causes of road accidents. Thirdly, many of the drivers overwork. They drive by day, and sometimes they drive night coach also on the same day, which cause much fatigue and the drivers feel sleepy which may cause serious accidents. Fourthly, mechanical troubles such as break failure, also cause accidents.  The drivers, in many cases, do not properly check the engines before they start driving.  Fifthly, there are too many buses on the roads. Moreover the roads are two-lane roads without any dividers. So, sometimes there are head-on collisions and sometimes the buses skid off the roads. There are other reasons also, but these are some of the major reasons of road accidents in Bangladesh.