Traffic rules violation: Maryam directs increasing fines up to 10 times

LAHORE/MULTAN: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed increasing fine for traffic rules violation by up to 10 times to ensure safety of road users.

“The father of a child driver will be held responsible for allowing him to drive underage,” said Maryam while chairing a meeting on traffic police to review a proposal to change traffic police uniform. “A case will also be registered and strict action will be taken against those driving with damaged or switched off headlights. There is no improvement in the traffic system, so concrete and sustainable measures will have to be taken. I personally go out and review the traffic situation on different roads of the city. Effective measures before traffic accidents occur are the only success.”

The chief minister said: “A vehicle will be stopped if a chain, etc. is hanging dangerously out of it. A case will be registered against one-wheeling or dangerous driving.” She agreed to a proposal to ban parking of trolleys, loaded with goods, on the sides of major roads besides imposing heavy fines for using mobile phones while driving. She directed authorities to remove obstacles in the flow of traffic on Bedian and other roads. She also directed them to attach video and photo evidence with traffic Challans.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz directed creating five categories of traffic police including Enforcement Officer, Traffic Regulator, Education Licensing and Public Service Officer. She approved providing modern patrol vehicles and latest equipment to traffic police. She said traffic wardens would issue Challans in-camera for transparency. She considered remodeling of 372 points in Punjab and 77 in Lahore. She directed installing roadside digital screens for early detection of traffic jams.

Meanwhile, Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s biggest state-of-the-art cattle market in Shahpur Kanjran.