Punjab province will be made a model province with regard to road safety and Transport Department is introducing environment-friendly electric buses for this purpose. Likewise, implementation on traffic rules is a sign of civilized society. He expressed these views while addressing during Annual Pakistan Road Safety Conference 2019 at a local hotel today. Jahanzeb Khitchi maintained that Transport Department has introduced latest vehicle inspection and certification system to prevent road accidents. Similarly, with the introduction of automation of transport system, issuance of fitness certificate and route permit, traffic accidents will be decreased and many precious human lives will be saved. A comprehensive roadmap is also being introduced to improve traffic system, he added. Punjab government is undertaking solid measures to ensure road safety. Proposals are also under review to declare mandatory to obtain fitness certificates for private vehicles. Similarly, introduction of slow-paced motorcycles is also under consideration, he stated. Traffic problems cannot be resolved by traffic police only rather all persons in the society will have to play their proactive role to ensure road safety. There is a dire need to introduce international standard preventive measures to safeguard precious human lives relating to road safety, he stressed. In order to project social awareness regarding road safety and traffic laws, vigorous cooperation should be extended to traffic police. Jahanzeb Khitchi visited stalls relating to road safety of Highways & Motorway Police, Rescue 1122 and also inspected gadgets placed over there. Traffic experts presented different proposals including establishment of safe road infrastructure, designing of helmets and motorcycles suitable to Pakistani environment, mandatory installation of back mirrors, timely tyre changing, observance of speed limits on roads, strict observance of safety measures during fog, mandatory certification of transport, preventive measures taken for road safety and installation of better security features in vehicles. Director General Rescue 1122 Dr Rizwan Naseer, Additional IGP H&M Police Abbas Malik and other participants also spoke on this occasion.
