KARACHI: Amid ongoing crackdown towards site visitors violations, Visitors Police Deputy Inspector Normal (DIG) Pir Muhammad Shah has reiterated that using strain horns, fancy quantity plates, and related equipment was unlawful.
Talking at an occasion within the port metropolis, he mentioned that motion was additionally being taken towards shopkeepers promoting such objects.
He revealed that over 27,000 quantity plates, hooters, and strain horns could be destroyed as a part of the continuing crackdown.
Highlighting street security issues, Shah introduced the formation of a 10-member Karachi Accident Evaluation Staff to research accident causes and compile information.
“This group will establish accident developments, and we’re additionally engaged on creating a [mobile] utility [to assist in traffic safety analysis],” he added.
Discussing street accident fatalities, he identified that motorcyclists suffered the very best variety of casualties in Karachi.
Addressing the identical occasion, Extra IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho emphasised that site visitors points couldn’t be managed with out institutional collaboration.
He famous that ongoing improvement tasks add to congestion and that the Transport Division performs a significant position in addressing these challenges.
“Figuring out fault in accidents is essential for taking obligatory motion,” he mentioned, stressing the significance of accident investigations. He urged that every SSP ought to have a devoted Accident Evaluation Staff to supervise traffic-related incidents.
Sharing alarming statistics, Odho mentioned that Karachi data 4 deaths per 100,000 individuals each day because of street accidents. He additionally highlighted the institution of an Advisory Panel to make sure sustainable site visitors administration options.
Relating to the rising variety of bikes within the metropolis, he famous that 4.2 million motorbikes had been presently in use, including that bettering public transport will help scale back this quantity.
The police officer’s remarks come towards the backdrop of an alarming variety of fatalities in site visitors accidents within the metropolis within the ongoing yr leading to 182 deaths — of which 57 occurred in incidents involving heavy autos.
In the meantime, 2,211 individuals have been injured in accidents thus far.
Noting that there had been notable enchancment within the site visitors scenario, the AIG mentioned that as many as 500,000 autos had been impounded in a single yr and the federal government had generated greater than Rs1 billion in income from site visitors challans.