Police are responsible for road traffic management at field level. So, consulting with them before taking any road safety initiative will be more effective.
Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner (Additional IGP) Krishna Pada Roy made the remarks while speaking at a training workshop focusing on speed as a risk factor for road crashes in Chattogram on Wednesday. As part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) program, The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) conducted the workshop for two batches on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A total of 70 police officers and four engineers from Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) attended the workshop. This is the fourth session of a series of training agreed upon with CMP to enhance its capacity to ensure its continued focus on road safety.
CMP Commissioner Krishna Pada Roy was present as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the training.
The CMP Commissioner put emphasis on coordinated effort to make the city roads safer. He said police alone cannot ensure road safety. There are other organisations like CCC and CDA for safer road construction and BRTA for ensuring safety of vehicles. Police personnel perform their duties for law enforcement and traffic management. So, it’s important to work together to ensure proper road safety in the city.
CMP Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic) Masud Ahammed and Deputy Police Commissioner (Traffic South) Nasir Uddin attended the workshop as special guests. GRSP's Senior Road Policing Advisor Russell Nyman and Paul Simcox conducted the training sessions.
Additional Deputy Police Commissioners, Asst. Police Commissioners, Police Inspectors, Traffic sergeants and Sub-inspectors attended the workshop. At the end of the workshop, CMP commissioner handed over the certificates to the participants.
