Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Extreme traffic jam is present throughout all days of the week. According to a report by BBC, Dhaka is the 9th most traffic jammed city in the world. Traffic jam however is a major problem for not only Dhaka city but for the entire country. Almost all the cities and towns of Bangladesh are infested with the annoying problem.
With the lack of wide enough roads and appropriate number of public transports, traffic jam is constantly increasing in the country. The government is trying its best with flyovers and applying rules but these things are not being helpful enough. While they are being flustered over what to do next to reduce traffic jam, they are forgetting one simple thing: the people themselves can actually do something about it.
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have become extremely popular among the people of Bangladesh. People are using it when they are at home and they are using it while they are on the road. A lot of people can be seen browsing through Facebook and tweeting about the annoying traffic while they are stuck on the road. This simple habit can actually be a remedy of getting stuck in traffic.
Facebook and Twitter accounts can be used to transmit live traffic updates. If someone is stuck in traffic that person can post their location and describe how big the traffic jam is. In the same way, someone can post that the road he is on is fairly empty.
These traffic updates will be seen by users from their homes or the ones on the road and they will take an alternate path to reach their destination. This way they will not have to be stuck in traffic jam and also people diverting their routes will lessen the rush on the jammed road. Equal distribution of traffic around the roads will ease the pressure on a single road and the traffic will be quite smooth throughout the city. This will also help them decide whether they have to start early or whether they should start late when the roads are free.
This method has already brought some positive results in Jakarta, one of the most traffic congested city in the world. Sharing traffic information and posting pictures of the traffic situation in social media can be a nice remedy from traffic jam in Bangladesh with almost 2 million Facebook users in the country. Utilized properly, this method can actually remove traffic jam from Dhaka and the rest of the country.
With the lack of wide enough roads and appropriate number of public transports, traffic jam is constantly increasing in the country. The government is trying its best with flyovers and applying rules but these things are not being helpful enough. While they are being flustered over what to do next to reduce traffic jam, they are forgetting one simple thing: the people themselves can actually do something about it.
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have become extremely popular among the people of Bangladesh. People are using it when they are at home and they are using it while they are on the road. A lot of people can be seen browsing through Facebook and tweeting about the annoying traffic while they are stuck on the road. This simple habit can actually be a remedy of getting stuck in traffic.
Facebook and Twitter accounts can be used to transmit live traffic updates. If someone is stuck in traffic that person can post their location and describe how big the traffic jam is. In the same way, someone can post that the road he is on is fairly empty.
These traffic updates will be seen by users from their homes or the ones on the road and they will take an alternate path to reach their destination. This way they will not have to be stuck in traffic jam and also people diverting their routes will lessen the rush on the jammed road. Equal distribution of traffic around the roads will ease the pressure on a single road and the traffic will be quite smooth throughout the city. This will also help them decide whether they have to start early or whether they should start late when the roads are free.
This method has already brought some positive results in Jakarta, one of the most traffic congested city in the world. Sharing traffic information and posting pictures of the traffic situation in social media can be a nice remedy from traffic jam in Bangladesh with almost 2 million Facebook users in the country. Utilized properly, this method can actually remove traffic jam from Dhaka and the rest of the country.