Motorbike riding without helmet banned on Shahrah-e-Faisal
KARACHI: The city traffic police has announced the imposition of a ban on riding motorbikes without wearing a helmet on Shahrah-e-Faisal, ARY News reported on Saturday.
DIG Karachi Traffic Police Iqbal Dara said that starting with the Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi roads are now the no-go areas for bike drivers not wearing helmets.
Those not heeding the warnings will be dealt a legal blow, the DIG said, adding that heavy traffic and bikers won’t be allowed to travel on fast lane.
Moreover, Dara said that police have intensified crackdown against underage drivers in the mega city.
Underage drivers have been arrested en masse by the Lahore traffic police following crackdowns launched on the orders of Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
Lahore traffic police launched crackdowns on underage drivers following Caretaker Punjab CM Mohsin Naqvi’s directives after killings of six of a family in a horrific road accident in the Defence area last week.
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During the crackdowns, 1,632 underage drivers have been arrested in four days and cases were lodged against them.
Additionally, show cause notices were served to six sector in charges by the CTO Lahore over ineffective crackdowns.
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