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Daffodil International University

Pedestrian Walkway Safety Policy

Created in
Revised in August 2021

PURPOSE
The purpose of the Pedestrian Walkway Safety Policy is to ensure the safety of the pedestrians in the walkways which they use for their safe movement within the university campus. Moreover, another intention is to create awareness of the wheeled vehicles drivers from entering those walkways of the pedestrians. The Policy will also help the university stakeholders to be conscious about their health and safety by using walkways within the university campus.

RULES

  1. The walkways at the university campus are supposed to be used by students, teachers, administrative employees, guardians, guests, and other stakeholders as pedestrian walking.
  2. The security personnel will monitor and ensure that no vehicular movement in the pedestrian walkways. Vehicular movement may be allowed for any special situation but not as a regular practice which will be approved and monitored by campus administration.
  3. Emergency Service Vehicles, such as: firefighting vehicles, ambulance, and police car will be allowed to access the pedestrian walkways when responding to emergency situations.
  4. There will be special arrangements in the walkways for facilitating the movement of especially abled persons/persons with disability.
  5. The cleaning section of DIU will be responsible for keeping the walkways clean and dust-free.
  6. There will be small benches in different places under the tree shade beside the walkways so that the pedestrian may sit over there if they feel tired of walking
  7. The Bicyclist will be allowed to use the walkways with care but motorcycles and other motorized vehicles are prohibited in the walkways.
  8. No vehicles (irrespective of motorized and non-motorized) are allowed to park on the walkways which impedes the pedestrian movement.
  9. If anyone violates the above rules of this policy guidelines, s/he will be penalized to pay an amount of money as decided by the administration.
  10. The office of the Registrar will be circulated the policy widely among all stakeholders.