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RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police (CTP) will not allow bikers without helmets to enter the Mall Road and Peshawar Road from December 1.
The Rawalpindi district administration on the recommendation from the Rawalpindi Chief Traffic Officer had issued notification to ban the entry of people riding motorbikes without helmets on the Mall Road and Peshawar Road from next month.
CTP spokesman said that the civil administration had launched a campaign to make helmets compulsory for all motorbike riders on the directives of the Lahore High Court (LHC).
He informed that the Rawalpindi district administration had also decided to impose ban on helmet-less bikers to get petrol from filling stations from December 1.
The district administration would take strict action against petrol pumps giving fuel to motorcyclists without helmet.
Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Umar Jahangir on the recommendation of City Traffic Officer had issued directions to all petrol pumps not to supply petrol to helmet-less bikers.
As part of the drive, the spokesman said that the CTP has issued over 25,000 tickets to the bikers for not using helmets and imposed fines worth over seven million for violating the rules in last 25 days.
Moreover, he said the CTP had impounded nearly 3,800 motorbikes within the remits of different police stations during this period. He said the CTP had decided to strictly implement the rules for motorbike riders to ensure their safety.
To facilitate the bikers, the district administration and traffic officials have also established stalls where bikers could buy all kinds of helmets on less than market rates.
The civic authorities have established helmet stalls at Kutchery Chowk, Mareer Hassan and Jhelum Road.
These stalls are selling a regular helmet for Rs500 against Rs700 in market and good quality helmet for s800 against Rs1500 in market.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2018.
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