{"id":40200,"date":"2023-12-26T19:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/lahore-police-start-massive-crackdown-against-bikers-without-helmets-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T19:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:12:05","slug":"lahore-police-start-massive-crackdown-against-bikers-without-helmets-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/lahore-police-start-massive-crackdown-against-bikers-without-helmets-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahore police start massive crackdown against bikers without helmets – Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAHORE \u2013 Lahore Traffic Police have commenced another round of crackdown<\/a><\/strong> against violators of the helmet ban.<\/p>\n

The immense exercise was started in Punjab capital as newly appointed Chief Traffic Officer Ammara Akhtar highlighted the positive impact of the helmet enforcement campaign.<\/p>\n

CTO emphasized a major reduction in fatal accidents. In the press conference, the top traffic cop said over 2 million bikers violated helmet laws<\/a> <\/strong>but mentioned a drop in death rate from 484 in 2022 to 387 this year.<\/p>\n

She called the helmet enforcement campaign crucial in lessening burden on the country\u2019s existing health system.<\/p>\n

Despite the huge number of violators, CTO hailed that majority of people riding two wheelers are now wearing helmets.<\/p>\n

Punjab government is taking stringent measures to ensure that all bike riders wear helmets on roads across the region.<\/p>\n

Earlier, many campaigns were launched and authorities even banned entry of motorcyclists without helmets on specific routes including Mall Road.<\/p>\n

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