Editing Traffic congestion (section)

===Bangladesh===
[[File:Kazi Nazrul Islam Ave Road, Dhaka. .jpg|thumb|Traffic jam in [[Dhaka]]]]
Traffic jams have become intolerable in Dhaka. Some other major reasons are the total absence of a [[rapid transit]] system; the lack of an integrated urban planning scheme for over 30 years;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ti-bangladesh.org/research/ES_Rajuk_Eng.pdf |title=Corruption in Plan Permission Process in RAJUK: A Study of Violations and Proposals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416155839/http://www.ti-bangladesh.org/research/ES_Rajuk_Eng.pdf |archive-date=April 16, 2012 |date=August 2007}}</ref> poorly maintained road surfaces, with potholes rapidly eroded further by frequent flooding and poor or non-existent drainage;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?date=2012-07-24&news_id=137724 |title=The Financial Express &#124; Financial Online Newspaper |publisher=Thefinancialexpress-bd.com |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726153114/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=137724&date=2012-07-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> haphazard stopping and parking;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demotix.com/news/1354344/haphazard-parking-causes-more-traffic-jams-dhaka|title=Haphazard parking causes more traffic jams in Dhaka|work=Demotix|access-date=October 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104324/http://www.demotix.com/news/1354344/haphazard-parking-causes-more-traffic-jams-dhaka|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> poor driving standards;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=137914&date=2012-07-26 |title=Two important behaviour changes for road safety: Tolerance and patience |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525171211/http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=137914&date=2012-07-26 |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |first=Ridwan |last=Quaium |work=[[The Financial Express (Bangladesh)|The Financial Express]] |volume=20 |issue=207 REGD NO DA 1589 | date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> total lack of alternative routes, with several narrow and (nominally) one-way roads.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traffic Jam at Dhaka|url=https://teletalkbd.com/traffic-jam-paragraph|work=Teletalk Bangladesh|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129222351/https://teletalkbd.com/traffic-jam-paragraph/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Daily Star">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=198466|title=Traffic jam|work=The Daily Star|date=August 14, 2011|access-date=May 5, 2012|author=Md. Mirazul Islam|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330012647/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-198466|url-status=live}}</ref>