Preventive Measures : Speed-gun squads to check speeding

CTO Khan on Wednesday said traffic police had been deployed with speed guns at various roads to check speeding.

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Muhammad Masoom Khan on Wednesday said traffic police had been deployed with speed guns at various roads to check speeding. Talking to newsmen, the CTO said speeding was the major cause of traffic accidents. He said many lives had been lost due to speeding and a large number of people had sustained lifelong injuries. He said speed limit for vehicles is 40-50 kilometres per hour in urban areas. He said many drivers were not abiding by the rule. He said speed gun squads had taken action against 699 drivers this year. He said those found speeding had been collectively fined Rs230,000 so far. He said the traffic police would impose a fine of Rs200 on every motorcyclist, Rs500 on cars and Rs750 on drivers of public service vehicles found speeding.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 4^th, 2014.