The Punjab Cabinet has approved sweeping amendments to the Motor Vehicle Ordinance of 1965, introducing stricter penalties and new safety regulations. The approved summary containing 20 key changes has been forwarded to the Punjab Assembly for legislation.
Under the revised ordinance, motorcycle riders and passengers will both be required to wear helmets, making helmet use mandatory for everyone on a bike. The proposal also seeks to legalize digital challans and computerized driving licenses to modernize traffic management.
According to the summary, the current fine structure of Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,000 will be replaced with higher penalties ranging from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 20,000.
The proposed fines include Rs. 2,000 for motorcycles, Rs. 5,000 for cars up to 2000cc, Rs. 20,000 for vehicles above 2000cc, and Rs. 15,000 for commercial or public transport vehicles involved in overspeeding.
Traffic signal violations could result in fines between Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 15,000, while using a mobile phone while driving could lead to a penalty of up to Rs. 15,000.
The amendments also include a point-based system for violations, under which drivers losing 20 points will have their licenses suspended for six months to one year, depending on the severity of offenses.
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Won’t work. Not everyone can wear a helmet. And it won’t help anyone.
Why not stop with bikes and provide affordable scooters.
They are much safer, are more comfortable, are less speedy by design, and women men burn can drive them without issue , but to mention those in the back seat can sit comfortably.
Pity poor logic my friend! You can get a head injury even if you’re riding at 5 km/h. Type of two wheeler doesn’t matter. If anyone can’t wear a helmet, better not ride it.
You know what ruins a beautiful windy ride? A helmet.
What should feel like freedom turns into suffocating headlock torture.
I’m just riding from my house to the mosque _ 2 km, at 40–50 km/h.
Why the hell do I need a helmet for that?
And when I finally reach, I have to carry this big stupid thing everywhere like an extra head.
Super convenient, right?
Let’s not even start on the quality.
The cheap ones sold for 5k won’t do anything in an accident.
You actually need to spend 15–20k for a helmet that might save you.
Field of view gets worse.
Hearing? Way lower.
Sometimes I can’t even hear another bike coming especially if it’s electric and the guy doesn’t honk.
Honestly, I feel like I have more chances of getting into an accident with a helmet than without.
I live in a small city why are we forced to follow the same rules as people riding at 100 km/h on highways? Or big cities with sht ton of traffic.
The only thing authorities should care about is speed.
That’s what kills not someone riding slowly without a helmet.
And then there’s the “poor guy without a helmet catch him!” yeh gareeb iske….. attitude.
Like seriously?
People struggling just to get by, and this is what we focus on?
Picking and dropping two sisters from school?
Sure, let me carry three helmets now. Makes total sense.
What about someone who had a head injury and can’t wear a helmet for medical reasons?
Tough luck apparently, you’ve just become “disabled” because you can’t wear this metal condom.
It’s funny how people in cars the privileged ones say “They should be wearing helmets.”
Yeah, easy to say when you’re sitting behind glass and steel.
Me ride, me when hit bike, why they no helmet? Me not like. Me ow!
Just introduce a no-helmet, low-speed lane, or something practical. Or separate laws for cities or high traffic areas. Idc just don’t force me to wear this sht on my head making it a shthead.
Let people breathe.
Not everyone is trying to break a speed record some of us just want to go to the mosque or pick up family without feeling like astronauts.
Hey not make it mandatory for everyone walking around to wear a helmet. You need to enhance the life style and earnings of people first. Ppl roaming in govt luxury vehicle making rules for the masses ditched in poverty.
Prove it . Waiting
Try asking your mom or granny or wife to wear helmet. Post a picture for everyone
Are you from the stone age. Like you never seen females wearing helmets….
This is where logic leave Pakistani mentality.
What about increasing public transport.. The timing of the current buses is increasing day by day. I wish something was done about overspeeding in the streets too.
Do it . How ? 🤔
This type of rules are stupid steatbelts helmets, it’s against one’s freewill and freedom and it’s not effecting other people on the road. People should rise against this nonsense and change the law no one asked for
Yea you shouldn’t wear a helmet or a seatbelt and get removed from this earth with your free will my friend. There is no free will in safety u idiot
Aap jaise chutiye log bila waja loray per sawar ho k chekain marte ho
Are you fucking stupid?
Mar ja, marna he toh kanjar tera kisi ne puchna bhi nhi he bakiyon ko toh zinda rehn se
apka abu g lagtay hain bake sary? baki saron ke marzi, unki safety unki marzi… is tarah to paidal chlanay waly ko bhi helmet pehna do, kyun kay usko bhi to chot phounch skte h, ghar se bahir jo nikla h usse road par jis par apke mama chala rahe h, usse safety to karne pary ge phir woh bike par ho ya paidal.
koi helmet nai pehnana chahta aur isse itne dard ho rae h. LMAO.
bhai tuje helmet pehnnay se kon rook rha h??? jo nai pehnna chahta uske marzi ke baat kar rha h.
to pehnna chahta to pehn lay… itne dard kis baat ke.
This rule is already working in all developed countries like UK for the safety of people rather than just driver. It’s same person don’t wear seat belt which is sitting on the side seat of car driver while it’s mandatory in all other countries .life does matter of each individual not for driver only .
Very Well Mr Omar! I like your comments and thinking and I think everyone should has to virsl it as more they can
Rightly said. These matters should think by the people sitting in the assembly. Are these people true representatives of the people or servants of the ruling government?
What is wrong with you? These things safe lives.
Seriously this is the most incredible comment of the day so far
It must also written in the act that lawyers and the police officers/officials also wear helmet and they should also treated as general public. There is no need of departmental action in this regard. They must also pay the same fine.
Law must be same for everyone.
Warning and awareness of public at least for one month notice for every new or change of law.
what about broken roads and accidents causing by broken roads? what about main gutter holes without their lids? what about filthy water mud in every road of punjab except lahore and Islamabad as the citizens of only these two cities have right to live healthy… what about shops, rickshaws and carts on every side of the road which are main cause of accidents?? sleeping bullish laws of my beloved Pakistan just to irritate and control middle class citizens…
I fully support what the authorities decided because Safety is not Negotiable and with one more suggestion, Bound all motor cycles manufacturing companies that they will not sale without helmets anymore, if the person have no money for helmet but bike ,don’t allow him him to purchase and secondly make a transparent procedure for issuing a licence. It will support the authorities. Thanks
Motorcycle riders should be given training how to drive on roads. The rules and regulations of driving. At the moment nobody is following nothing. There is always a mess of traffic on most of the roads. This aspect is the most important and the motorcyclists should be disciplined. Instead of issuing Challans, the focus should be mainly on driving sense and discipline.
Ye so called safety measures aur helmet type paabandiyaan ye sab bakwaas, apni dutiyaan kam say kam kernay apnay liye asaaniyaan paida kernay aur ghareeb aadmi ko zindagi kay her sho’abay main her aik bat per ziyada tang kernay aur un kay khoon paseenay ki kamaai ziyada say ziyada lootnay kay qanoon hain, rozana laakhon log motorcycle per safar kertay hain, Allah Ta’ala hamesha mehfooz rakhay un main say hazaron balkay sainkron kay bhe accident nahin hotay aur Jin kay sar par he chot lagay ya Jin ki sar ki chot say maut waqe’a ho jaaey wo to shayad 100 bhe na hon, Pakistan ban-nay say lay ker aur bilkhusoos jab say motorcycling bohot ziyada hui hain us waqt say lay ker aaj tak kitnay feesad awaam kay sar par he chot lagi hai, kitnay feesad zehni ma’zooor huay hain ya kitnay feesad ki maut sar ki chot say hui hai? To is ka jawab bohot ziyada bhe huwa to 5 feesad hoga to phir aisay aur itnay sakht qanoon bana ker baqi 95 feesad awaam ki zindagi ajeeran bana bana ker unhain lootna konsi awaami Khidmat aur awaami safety hai? Aur Allah Ta’ala gharaq o ghaarat karay aisay qanoon bananay waalon ko jinhon nay khud ya Jin ki aal aulaad nay to kabhi motorcycle per safar kerna nahin hota aur Jo bay chaaray ghareeb kertay hain un ka safar kerna bhe mushkil say mushkil tar bana diya jaaey aur ager wo safar karain to unhain bherpoor tareeqay say loota jaaey
خربوزے کو دیکھ کر خربوزہ رنگ پکڑتا ہے۔
شدید گرمی میں ہیلمٹ پہننا ایک عذاب ہوتا ہے۔
لگژری گاڑیوں میں جو کہ انکو مفت میں ملتی ہیں سفر کرنے والے اس پریشانی کو کیا جانیں۔
Pakistan ki government ko Pakistan ki tariqe Kay Liye Kuch nahi mil rha, ye log bs awam ki nak may dam krny aye han, pehly lahore ki janawar market ko janwaron smet tabah kr diya or ab ye yaki, ye log ………
Baqi sab kam be law ke matabiq kr le paisy khny k bahany ha sirf
Hello
First of all abolisih the current driving test to gain a driving licence, as it is not fit for purpose, the current test which is simply is reverseing into coned of ground obstacle course and driving out and a driving licence is issued to anyone who can reverse into coned ground to create obstacl course.
The driving test to gain a driving licence should held on general public roads t o create realistc conditions on pakistani roads, applicants ahould have knoweledge of road signs, applicants should know how to join main highway roads joining from side streets / roads as it is now 99% of roads user when joining main highways or roads from side streets or road do not stop at junctions of roads and joining without looking right or left , majority of accidents occur on roundabout and road junctions because these idiot drivers have no sense or has whose right of way on a roundabout on the main highway / roads when joing main highway / roads from side street junctions.
Majority of the negligence is by the punjab goverment highway department poor road infrastructure, poor road signs especially at cross roads junctions not showing who has the right of way at these cross roads.Where road accidents occur due to neggligence of the Punjab highways department the officals in the department should be held responsible and by heavy fines or should be fired from there posts and proscuted in the highest courts.
I am 110% agree with you. Road test be on public road to see if drivers understand road signs and road sense. When to stop or when to yield. Drivers need to learn concept of stay in their lane but drivers wanted to squeeze 3 or 4 cars in two lanes. It comes to awareness in public who wants to be on road and government’s job is provide awareness and teaching to general public of safety on roads.
Well Said
It is a great initiative in the right direction. Heavier fines with point based system that may lead to suspension of driving license should’ve been done much earlier.
Please revamp the process to get the driving license. It should include strict evaluations of the candidates on real road conditions. The candidates must attend sessions on driving rules and best practices.
Further, please consider launching an ‘effective’ campaign on driving rules and best practices to educate drivers.
Why not add more public transport in the system and build circular railways for city transportation. Improve quality and quantity of city to city railway trains. I guess this will help ease load on the roads.
The traffic violation penalities should be strictly imposed regardless of any position. There shouldn’t be any examption to anybody like CM, PM, judges, armed forces higher command so that a Sense of equality prevails.
These rules and regulations apply only to the public but the government officials don’t care about it .
For example I see all the time police officers riding a motorbike without helmet, number plates, and most of the time even without any government issued motorbikes.
I this country the law makers are allowed to disobey the law but if the public do, its a violation.
If the government is going to issue a law like this please make sure that you and your government officials follow it aswell.
And don’t make it only for the civilians everyone should be treated equally no matter what type of clothing (uniform) they are wearing.
And BTW government and government officials are public servents and the public is not there for cashing out your expenses.
This is something I wanted to ask the government
Why not making laws for controlling useless fuel consumptions by those who are miss using the fuel issued by the GOVERNMENT to reduce fuel prices so that there is more for the public and not that the public has to pay it for you.
If the police or the government cannot protect the civilians why should I follow rules that the government or the GOV officials cannot follow themselves!!!
Government is always greedy for income from public through many tax tactics…but now its direct attack of greedy government on lower/poor class of society…
And this steps will generate a more depressed society and people will get sick and hater will increase against policies of politicians becoz NO political party is talking against these heavy fines…
And amount of fine is unjustified…
Becoz people who uses bike are mostly poor and refuel bikes of 100 Rs fuel for short trips i-e dropping kids to School or groceries but due to FINE amount ,he won’t be able to pay the fine and ultimately he will get depressed and sick from it…
And Hospitals , doctors and medical department will earn more money….uffffff it’s so depressing…I hate it
I will support stricter penalties only if the government also penalizes the corrupt officers, judiciary, politicians and bureaucracy. I have had to move out of the way of a police vehicle coming the wrong way countless times. And the few times I confronted them, they laughed it off or ignored me.
Mr Oldhabib! Jo aap farma rahay hain aisa kam az kam hamaray mulk main honay kay imkanaat to 0 feesad hai chahay awaam jitni is marzi is per sar takraati rahay
Every thing nice..we as a nation are totally UNDESCIPLINED……these will help to make our community more at par with other countries ….as the traffic discipline shows the level of awareness and law abiding by any nation….I JUST WANT TO EMPHASISE THAT RULES AND REGULATIOND SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO MAIN ROADS…RATHER EXTENDED TO SMALLER SIDE ROADS/LINK ROADS AS WELL(as in these areas there are more violation….no traffic police…no safe city cameras )
Higher challans are theoretically good but give a good margin for the not so honest implementers.
First use previous challan money on broken roads, public transports, traffic lights, or anyother purpose related for public, common people’s. Government just collected money for their own banks and no one even asks for that. And also don’t just blame people’s for not following rules First of all train properly your wardens they don’t even hear anyone’s, sometimes made challan without any mistakes, use bad languages and if any person ask or tell something they just threat FIR on you. Very illogical, dishonest and uneducated way to deal anyone.
Greetings, we should welcome this safety measures as all developed countries follow these safety.
Also many bikes and rikshaws doesn’t use headlights in night, causing serious accident.
Police need to strictly monitor very youngster inside city streets driving bikes, even teenages.
What about 70% people who doesn’t have a driving license and underage drivers. Bike ki price k equal to 5 years license ki fee kr di in jahilon ne oper se test pass krny ki rishwat alag se.
Good good very good
Qom ko Sudarny ka behtreen trial
Motorcycle is not ride of elite. When imposing fines worth of vehicle and Socio-economic status must be considered otherwise it will only increase lawlessness. Bike challan must not be more than 700. Moreover on making such fine structures Government should be responsible in case of any theft or road accidents. CM and commissioners should be called by court directly in case of Public loss.
I think now It should be mandatory for bike manufacturers to add storage for a helmet in bike. A helmet should come with the bike. And it is locked on the bike and unlock it with bike key. Most people don’t bother because they get stolen and a annoyance to carry around.
Government should provide free helmets to all the licensed bike owners with one extra helmet for passengers. What about the rideshare people those who get indrive or Yango bike ride from where they will get helmets?
The problem is not enactments. The root cause of the problem is enforcement of those enactments in a true sense and spirit. Underage bike riders, no discipline and bikes, tri-wheelers with broken indicators, breaking lights and senseless overspending, addition to no licenses is due to mal-education, mismanagement. These aspects need enforcement of present law instead of introduction of new.
All crap the main purpose behind all this is money. All politicians are part of this new game. People will never understand how cleverly they’ve been exploited. This is not the end but just the beginning. Just wait more is coming to snatch whatever you have to feed the elite of this country.
In case of accident commercial vehicle owner suffer all expenses of passengers I hope accident ratio huge cut down
It must also written in the act that lawyers and the police officers/officials also wear helmet and they should also treated as general public. There is no need of departmental action in this regard. They must also pay the same fine.
Law must be same for everyone.
And what about the pathetic infrastructure and the system????
A country more than half of it population under poverty line can not near such increased amount of fine.
Zalam
Why not issue a helmat as the result of a challan instead of heavy fines, who we all know will never be utilized on public but land in the back hole of Politicians and Bureaucrats…
Satan inbread with itself and conceived politicians and Bureaucrats
Jis ki pic lagi hay is k abhi bhi 11 challans 5800 k pending hain
LEM-19-676
Pending E-Challans: There are 11 challans pending against this vehicle with a total amount of rupees 5800.
Funny how there are more rules then actual rights
It costs over 1500 for 2 people to buy food at even a moderate restaurant.
It costs nearly 3000 rs to buy sweets for a family on a happy occasion.
It costs 1000 rs to buy just 2 pomegranates. Just 2. Everything is expensive and e commerce sites are forced to charge 40 percent taxes for anything you buy.
You pay 2000 rs for every 5000 you spend
Highest taxation ever
They should gift helmets to every bike owner if they really care about safety instead of trying to steal money from the poor.