To enhance road safety, helmetless motorcyclists are now barred from using all model roads in Lahore, and enforcement efforts have been stepped up through artificial intelligence (AI).
According to the traffic police spokesperson, roads including The Mall, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road, Canal Road, Maulana Shaukat Ali Road, and various routes in Cantt will see no leniency for motorcyclists riding without helmets.
Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Ammara Athar has intensified the crackdown on helmet violations after receiving directives from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. An AI system has been introduced to enforce helmet laws, alongside manual checks. In the past month alone, AI monitoring resulted in 202,957 challans, while manual enforcement led to 249,684 tickets being issued.
The crackdown targets those riding without helmets and those improperly wearing them—such as placing them on the fuel tank or hanging them from an arm. Divisional and circle officers have been ordered to strictly implement these rules, with warnings of consequences for sector in-charges who fail to do so.
CTO Ammara Athar noted that the initiative has already led to a noticeable reduction in head injury cases, with the overall goal being to ensure the safety of citizens and prevent road accidents.
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Bike riders without rear view mirrors without proper indicator or number plated loading maximum number of family are storming all roads and ride bike in any line tge like signals are nothing for them where is police where is e challan it seems bike riders are the most dangerous and reckless on roads and needs to be disciplined and ride in only one extreme left lane strictly with no mercy or relaxation by police, if police is handicapped and cant handle then stop charging taxes from vehicle users and inform them take care of yourselves we are busy on VIP duties. Every month a now force is created in police with duplication of role and zero improvement or better services services on road infact its deteriorating.
Bike riders without rear view mirrors without proper indicator or number plated loading maximum number of family are storming all roads and ride bike in any line tge like signals are nothing for them where is police where is e challan it seems bike riders are the most dangerous and reckless on roads and needs to be disciplined and ride in only one extreme left lane strictly with no mercy or relaxation by police, if police is handicapped and cant handle then stop charging taxes from vehicle users and inform them take care of yourselves we are busy on VIP duties. Every month a now force is created in police with duplication of role and zero improvement or better services services on road infact its deteriorating.
No one speaks about rearview mirrors, broken number plates or indicators, riding bike in any lane, signals have no meaning for them number of family members wloaded with complete house hold is routine and pise danger for other riad users but who cares only now and then police issues a stetement tgey we have zero tolerance, probably to ignore reckless lawless bike and chingchi drivers is zero tolerance for police.