Editing Transport in Bangladesh (section)

=== Usage ===
Although road transport usage has risen significantly compared to rail and inland waterways since 1975, the rate of vehicle usage remains notably low, with only 7.89 vehicles and 4.22 passenger cars per 1,000 people.<ref name=":18">{{Citation |title=IRF World Road Statistics |date=2023 |edition=60th |publisher=International Road Federation}}</ref> There are nearly 4.3 million motorcycles, 714 thousand passenger cars, and 86.5 thousand buses, collectively covering 140.7 billion [[passenger-kilometres]] in 2021,<ref name=":18" /> and accounting for 88 per cent of passenger traffic in 2005.<ref name=":16" /> This marks a significant increase from the 9.2 billion passenger-kilometres recorded in 1975, which accounted for 54 per cent of passenger traffic.<ref name=":16" /> Additionally, approximately 535,000 vans, pickups, lorries, and tractors are actively used,<ref name=":18" /> transporting 80 per cent of cargo in 2005<ref name=":16" /> and covering 137.2 billion [[tonne-kilometres]] in 2021,<ref name=":18" /> a sharp increase from 900 million tonne-kilometres, comprising 35 per cent of cargo traffic, in 1975.<ref name=":16" />

The level of motorisation in the country remains considerably lower compared to many other nations.<ref name=":17">{{Cite magazine |last=Ahsan |first=Hasib Mohammed |date=July 2012 |title=Road Safety in Bangladesh: Key issues and countermeasures |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2012/July/road.htm |access-date=16 June 2024 |magazine=Forum |publisher=The Daily Star |volume=6 |issue=7}}</ref>