- Heavy vehicles, drivers to undergo physical verification.
- All vehicles QR Code certificate of the Department of Transportation.
- The main secretary directs a quadruple increase in traffic fines.
Karachi: The increase in fatal accidents that involve Dumpers and other heavy vehicles in the metropolis have led the government of Sindh to restrict their entrance to the port city, especially during peak hours.
According to new directives, Dumpers can only enter Karachi from 11 pm to 6 am, which means that there will be an essential daytime prohibition in the country’s financial center.
The new restrictions arrive in the context of an alarming increase in deaths caused by accidents that involve heavy vehicles, including Dumpers, in Karachi in recent weeks.
At least three people were killed at the Ibrahim Hyderi of the city after being hit by a Dumper on Saturday, while three others had lost their lives in a similar incident in Gulistan-E-Jauhar Mor a day before.
According to the police, up to 96 people have died in several traffic accidents in Karachi in two months with 72 people who lost their lives in the city, while 24 were killed in the suburbs.
With eight people losing their lives in four incidents because they are affected by the Dumpers, the general deaths in these two months involve 71 men, 12 women and 13 children along with around 1,300 who were injured in several accidents.
Reacting to worrying figures, a meeting chaired by the chief secretary of Sindh, Syed Asif Hyder Shah, as reported by what was reported by The newsHe has decided to demand that all vehicles operating in Karachi must obtain a QR code certificate of the Department of Transportation.
In addition, all heavy vehicles operating in Karachi together with their drivers would suffer a physical verification to guarantee compliance with security regulations.
With the solid waste management board of SNDH instructed to change its operations at night within three months, the Secretary of Transportation has the task of inspecting all the Karachi water and sewerage oil tankers within a month to guarantee Your safety and compliance with traffic laws.
Noting that reckless drivers should not only be fined, but also face the first information reports (FIR) to guarantee responsibility, SHAH instructed the transport department to accelerate the implementation of the vehicle inspection and certification system (VIC) in The entire province.
It was revealed during the meeting that 65% of the vehicles in Karachi were motorcycles, and 55% of all traffic accidents involved motorcyclists. In response, the main secretary directed the excavation of traffic that would improve the traffic situation within a month and guarantee the strict implementation of road safety regulations.
Issuing instructions for an increase of four times in traffic fines to deter rape The motorcyclists.
Meanwhile, providing details of the continuous efforts of the Sindh Road Safety Committee to improve road safety, a spokesman for the Minister of Transportation said that 44 vehicles have been fined, while seven were seized by violating several relevant laws.
In addition to the arrest of a driver, the total fines imposed on the rapists amounted to RS334,360, the spokesman added.
