Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore held an important meeting with transporters on road safety and smog, attended by representatives of bus owners, Mazda, mini goods, truck transport and tractor trolley associations.
The meeting discussed various measures to prevent traffic accidents and control air pollution. According to CTO Lahore, driver fitness will now be ensured alongside vehicle fitness certificates.
Mobile medical camps will be set up for the medical and psychological examination of drivers, where eyesight, colour blindness, medical fitness and psychological health will be thoroughly checked.
CTO Lahore directed transporters to install cameras in their vehicles to prevent overspeeding, while also stressing that vehicles’ back lights and reflectors remain active at night.
The meeting directed that tractor trolleys carrying sand and soil be covered with tarpaulin, failing which cases will be registered against violators. Joint teams will also be formed to take action against smoke-emitting vehicles.
Strict compliance was further directed on the fixed entry times and restrictions for freight vehicles in Lahore.
The transporters’ delegation included Tanveer Ahmad Jatt, Malik Masood, Salman Gujjar, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Pervaiz, Muhammad Anwar Chaudhry and Shakeel Butt, among others.
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