Traffic Police launches crackdown opposite underage drivers, unreasonable driving
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LAHORE: In sequence to daunt one-wheeling and unreasonable pushing by underage drivers, City Traffic Police Lahore (CTPL) have once again launched a crackdown forward of Aug 14 when a outrageous series of girl take to a streets in jubilant mood.
In 2014, a identical debate was also launched. During that campaign, CTPL had impounded a car a of underage drivers when he/she unsuccessful to furnish his/her Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC). Wardens would also ask a motorist to move a CNIC if it was during home. The military would giveaway a car after a warning and excellent when a relatives of an underage motorist would come to a trade police. Many incidents of arguments and sell of oppressive difference with any other were also reported during a campaign. On Saturday, CTPL again launched a same campaign.
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Spokesperson for CTPL pronounced they released challan to 462 underage drivers, impounded 99 motorcycles and 18 rickshaws driven by youthful drivers in opposite military stations on Saturday. As many as 116 challan tickets over defilement of poor series plates, 28 though series plates, 17 for practical for and 10 motorcyclists for unreasonable pushing were issued.
Speaking on a occasion, Chief Traffic Officer Rai Ijaz Ahmad pronounced underage drivers, unreasonable pushing and vigour horns not usually put a life of a motorist in risk though other commuters on roads as well. “Discouraging juveniles from pushing vehicles is a shortcoming of parents,” he added. He warned to incarcerate a car driven by youthful motorist and giveaway after declaration of parents. He also systematic trade wardens and officers to explain recognition among a open about a emanate also.
The debate had been launched a week before Aug 14, a arise when one-wheeling and unreasonable pushing by girl is common on a day. A vast series of incidents of nuisance and highway trade accidents are also reported due to unreasonable driving, one-wheeling and other violations. The debate is also a partial of a plan to daunt ‘rash’ motorcyclists on Aug 14.
City Police orator pronounced trade military would be rising such campaigns to daunt trade violations and lift recognition among a masses. Underage pushing and unreasonable motorcycling was a critical defilement that was a vital reason behind a outrageous series of accidents. The debate would move cultivatable results, he uttered hope.
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Data accessible with The Express Tribune showed that 4,717 accidents, 10% of sum 45,094 accidents, in 2016 occurred due to underage driving. In 2015, 4,988 out of 46,268 accidents were reported due to underage driving. In 2016, 25,018 ie 55% of sum accidents were motorcycle-related accidents and in 2015, such accidents were 23,681 ie 51% of a sum accidents.
In a initial 4 months of 2017, a sum of 14,965 accidents were reported. Out of total, 1,608 RTAs occurred due to underage driving. 7,481 out of sum accidents were motorcycle associated accidents. 3,998 accidents occurred due to over speeding this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, Aug 7th, 2017.
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1475516/traffic-police-launches-crackdown-underage-drivers-rash-driving/