Squads formed to go after one-wheeling

The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has constituted special squads to go after one-wheelers who indulge in stunts on motorcycles.

With the advent of Ramazan, motorbike riders can be seen indulging in dangerous stunts and riding their motorbikes on their rear wheel on busy roads of the city into the early morning.

A police spokesperson said that these special squads will check one-wheeling, car-racing, stunts and rash driving by youngsters, who not only put their own lives at risk but also of other road users.

“These stunt riders not only endanger their own lives but also pose serious threats to others apart from interrupting the flow of traffic,” he said.

“Various teams and special squads of ITP would patrol in various areas of the city especially on 7th Avenue, 9th Avenue, Margallah Road, Kashmir Highway, Islamabad Expressway and Murree Road to take action against violators,” he said adding that the patrolling teams would immediately arrest the violators and cases would be registered against them.

SSP (Traffic) Mazhar Iqbal said that strict action would be taken against one-wheelers and rash drivers. He appealed to the parents to ensure strict vigilance of their children and do not allow them to indulge in life-threatening activity on the roads by putting their lives at risk.

He said that the setting up of the special squads was meant to ensure road safety for all and sundry. He said that such practices could only be curbed with the cooperation of parents vital.

The SSP (traffic) said that motorcycles of the onewheelers would be impounded and heavy fines will be imposed on them. Despite, tall claims by police to eliminate the activity, the trend of one-wheeling has only been growing.

These bikers do not take any precautionary measures such as wearing helmets, elbow guards or chest guards. They dart through the roads while pulling dangerous stunts. Though the traffic wardens are deployed on the city roads, they appear to be helpless to do anything.

The traffic authorities agreed that one-wheeling poses a serious challenge to the force.