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220 Motorcycles Impounded, Over 1000 Fines For Over-speeding, Over-wheeling During Independence Celebrations
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 19, 2018 | 03:15 PM
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Aug, 2018 ) :City Traffic Police Rawalpindi taking strict action against traffic rules violators, one-wheelers, negligent and dangerous driving, issued over 1000 challans while nearly 220 motorcycles on severe violations were also impounded in different police stations in special operations conducted during last six days in Independence celebrations.
Chief Traffic Officer, Superintendent Police (SP) Muhammad Bin Ashraf told that in order to effectively control one-wheeling, racing and dangerous driving by motorcyclists, on Independence celebrations, Rawalpindi city was divided into eight sectors. With other arrangements to curb such activities, special squads of traffic police and district police were constituted on the directives of City Police Officer Rawalpindi, DIG Abbas Ahsan.Joint operations were conducted in this regard and over Rs 220,600 fine was imposed on the rules violators, he said adding, additional force of Traffic Wardens was deployed on city roads to control any situation.Special arrangements were made for Murree Road, Chandni Chowk, Sixth Road flyovers, Airport Road, Peshawar Road, Mall Road, Jhelum Road near Ayub Park and other roads to prevent one-wheeling and car-skating incidents in a bid to avert any casualties on the eve of the Independence Day.
He said special directives were issued to take strict action against one-wheelers. Special arrangements were also made for Murree and other tehsils of the district.The youngsters with dangerous motorcycle driving not only endanger their own lives but also pose serious threat to others and interrupt traffic flow, he said.He informed the activity was already being checked by special squads of traffic officials deputed on the city roads but, orders were also issued to take strict action to curb the activity during Independence celebrations week.He said Traffic Police Officers were directed to keep a vigilant eye on the one-wheelers particularly on Aug 13 and 14.The traffic officers were also instructed to take stern action against the one-wheelers without discrimination and no one should be spared iffound involved in this dangerous act, which is cause of deaths and severeinjuries for the riders.
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