City traffic police have launched a crackdown on Wednesday against people riding motorcycles without helmets. Chief Traffic Officer Tayyab Hafeez Cheema told The Express Tribune that the traffic police have been educating drivers for a month.
They started fining drivers for wearing helmets on Wednesday. He said this was done to ensure the drivers’ own safety. Cheema in case of an accident, drivers suffer the most damage to the head. In some cases, a helmet could be the difference between life and death. Cheema said, “No one is above the law...We will take action against violators.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 20th, 2014.
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