Pollution, traffic, noise – the busy streets of the Bangladeshi capital prohibit many who are ill or have limited mobility from leaving their homes, posing further risks to their health
Not just in Bengladesh… I was speaking to an elderly colleague last week who is losing his vision and he was sharing how afraid he is they will take his license. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that if he can’t see, it’s not safe to drive because knowing where he lives, he will otherwise be a prisoner in his own home. There is no alternative way to get around in his neighborhood.
Not just in Bengladesh… I was speaking to an elderly colleague last week who is losing his vision and he was sharing how afraid he is they will take his license. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that if he can’t see, it’s not safe to drive because knowing where he lives, he will otherwise be a prisoner in his own home. There is no alternative way to get around in his neighborhood.