CTP Raising Awareness About Traffic Rules, Use Of Safety Helmet

Faizan Hashmi Published October 20, 2019 | 01:00 PM

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Oct, 2019 ) :The City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi under its ongoing campaign, is raising awareness about traffic rules, road safety and use of safety helmet particularly among motorcyclists.

According to City Traffic Officer (CTO) Muhammad Bin Ashraf, the CTP was running a special campaign aimed at raising awareness about traffic rules, road safety and use of safety helmet.

Thousands of road users were also briefed about traffic rules, road safety and use of helmets during last two months. mobile education Unit of CTP arranged special briefing sessions on road safety and use of safety helmets at different educational institutions and other public places in the city, he added.

In order to make the campaign more effective and meaningful, the traffic wardens and officers had also been issued special instructions, he said adding, the Education Wing of Traffic police was making efforts to spread awareness so that the road journey could be made safe and sound.

Special efforts were made to educate the road users regarding traffic rules and road safety, he added.

The CTO urged the people to cooperate with traffic wardens as they were on the roads to facilitate them. A special squad was available to help and facilitate the citizens on Helpline 1915, he added.

He said, civilized nations always observe traffic rules. The citizens should have knowledge about road safety and traffic rules that must be observed on roads.

He said, all traffic issues could be resolved by observing traffic rules which were for the safety and protection of the road users.

Traffic signals should not be violated as such violation with negligent driving may lead to fatal accidents, he said and informed that the traffic police was also disseminating information on various roads and traffic signals in all tehsils of the district in order to educate citizens about traffic rules, signals and the damages caused by traffic violations.