In a bid to enhance road safety and reduce the risk of accidents, Punjab has decided to enhance fines for motorcyclists driving without helmets.
During a high-level meeting of the traffic police, headed by Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) Traffic Mirza Faran Baig, it was decided to increase the fine from Rs. 200 to Rs. 2,000 across Punjab.
The chief traffic officers (CTOs) and district traffic officers were directed to ensure the strict implementation of the decision. Furthermore, the fine for illegal parking has also been increased from Rs. 500 to Rs. 5,000.
During the meeting, AIG Mirza Faran Baig ordered concerned officials to enhance the number of service centers and driving schools in Punjab to improve accessibility for the public.
The recent order is part of the traffic police’s efforts to encourage the public to adhere to road safety rules. Recently, Deputy Commissioner Lahore had introduced a ’no helmet, no petrol’ rule.
However, the order was suspended by the Lahore High Court (LHC). In his decision, Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh observed that it would be better if the government introduced legislation on the matter instead of imposing such strict orders.
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why not he take action against the illegal parking mafias? perhaps cto also take the kickbacks to silence on the real issues.
Make the mask mandatory for back passengers as well. Women with children sit dangerously on the backside. Please urge all wormen to wear helmets and also urge parents to buy small helmets for children as well.
Poor people easily targeted. Who will pay 2000 fine. People don’t have any jobs n business. Why don’t they look road mafia groups who pay them monthly on illegal stops especially rickshaws
Have you provided enough space for public parking? Have you ensured private properties like plazas and malls have their own parking lots? Then why fine for illegal parking when there is no space for legal parking? Just stop getting kickbacks and do something effective.
what we see in Lahore, these traffic wardens are hiding behind the corners or trees and grab the motorists to fine them. never found them doing their actual duty to control traffic. traffic violation is so out of control but they are busy hunting motorists.
sometimes they look like clowns dancing on the roads trying to catch the prey, ridiculous.
mafias like illegal parking is allowed, even truck mafia is roaming free and no check on them. do your job and control the traffic which is a headache for everyone.
غریب کو تنگ کرنے کا ٹھیکہ ے رکھا ہے ان حرامیوں نے امیر کے سامنے تو شلوار گیلی ہو جاتی ہے
V.good decisions tun K rakho