KARACHI: Visitors Police Deputy Inspector Normal (DIG) Pir Muhammad Shah has reiterated that using strain horns, fancy quantity plates, and related equipment is prohibited.
Talking at an occasion within the port metropolis, he stated that motion was additionally being taken towards shopkeepers promoting such objects.
He revealed that over 27,000 quantity plates, hooters, and strain horns can be destroyed as a part of the continued crackdown.
Highlighting highway security considerations, Shah introduced the formation of a 10-member Karachi Accident Evaluation Crew to analyze accident causes and compile information.
“This staff will establish accident tendencies, and we’re additionally engaged on creating a [mobile] software [to assist in traffic safety analysis],” he added.
Discussing highway accident fatalities, he identified that motorcyclists suffered the best variety of casualties in Karachi.
Addressing the identical occasion, Further IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho emphasised that site visitors points couldn’t be managed with out institutional collaboration.
He famous that ongoing improvement initiatives add to congestion and that the Transport Division performs an important position in addressing these challenges.
“Figuring out fault in accidents is essential for taking mandatory motion,” he stated, stressing the significance of accident investigations. He urged that every SSP ought to have a devoted Accident Evaluation Crew to supervise traffic-related incidents.
Sharing alarming statistics, Odho stated that Karachi information 4 deaths per 100,000 individuals each day as a consequence of highway accidents. He additionally highlighted the institution of an Advisory Panel to make sure sustainable site visitors administration options.
Concerning the rising variety of bikes within the metropolis, he famous that 4.2 million motorbikes had been at the moment in use, including that enhancing public transport may 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 automobiles.
In the meantime, 2,211 individuals have been injured in accidents to date.
Noting that there had been notable enchancment within the site visitors state of affairs, the AIG stated that as many as 500,000 automobiles had been impounded in a single yr and the federal government had generated greater than Rs1 billion in income from site visitors challans.