The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Tuesday launched an awareness campaign about traffic rules among the citizens as directed by Islamabad Inspector General of Police Bani Amin Khan.
The campaign would also focus on ensuring that correct routes are followed, and on eliminating tinted glasses, non-pattern number plates, over-speeding, driving motorbikes without helmets and one-wheeling.
The task has been assigned to Traffic Senior Superintendent Dr. Moeen Masood to ensure gain maximum public cooperation in traffic management.
ITP teams visited various educational institutions to inform students about traffic laws. Several students were recruited as traffic volunteers.
ITP would also run programs on radio channel FM 92.for streamlining the traffic flow.
The Traffic SSP said that this campaign would make the roads safer.
Further, ITP on Monday fined 182 motorcyclists for not using helmets, 164 public transport vehicles over route violations, 53 motorists for not fastening seat belts, 50 for red signal violations, 12 for using tinted glass vehicles and 44 motorcyclists for one-wheeling.
Moreover, they also fined 53 unlicensed drivers, 20 vehicles for poor quality CNG kits and 378 vehicles for miscellaneous violations.
