ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Tuesday launched road safety campaign to ensure discipline on roads and overcome accidents by creating awareness about traffic rules among road users.

The campaign was formally inaugurated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamilur Rehman and DIG (Security) Waqarud Din Syed at a ceremony organised at F-8 Exchange Chowk by SSP (ITP) Farrukh Rasheed.

Briefing the IGP, SSP Rasheed said ITP education team, ITP’s float, capital highway inspection patrolling squads, quick response team, staff of ITP FM Radio 92.4 and other operation staff would participate in this campaign.

“They would deliver messages to the road users and special announcement about road safety tips would be made at important boulevards, chowks, commercial centres and main avenues of the city,” the traffic police chief said.

During the campaign, motorcyclists would be educated about using front and rear mirrors, SSP Rasheed said, adding that motorists would be educated to follow lane discipline and avoid use of mobile phones while driving.

SP (traffic) would monitor the campaign while staff of ITP would work in shifts to impart traffic education among road users, he said, adding that teams of traffic police would remain present in shifts at Faizabad, Dhokri Chowk, Khayaban Chowk, Express Chowk, Shaheen Chowk, Jinnah Super Market, Super Market, Blue Area, G-9 Markaz, F-10 Markaz, G-11 Markaz, Aabpara Market and other areas to educate citizens about traffic rules.

The IGP said the purpose of the campaign was to ensure better traffic discipline through cooperation of citizens and create traffic sense among them.

ITP are striving hard for safety of citizens and to overcome the traffic accidents by ensuring safe road environment in the city.

To check speeding, he said 13 speed checking cameras have been installed at different points.

Special campaign is being run in educational institutions to educate students.

“We have requested the government to enhance the traffic fines to overcome traffic violations,” the IGP maintained. He said ITP are trying their best to facilitate public. Online appointment system is started for driving licences.

Published in Dawn, February 24th, 2021