Staff Reporter
Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) issued 6, 63,193 fine tickets worth Rs.18,19,22,000 to road users on violation of traffic rules during the year 2020, a police spokesman said.
According to the details, 23,884 vehicles were fined for having tinted glass, 5,366 for having fancy (non-pattern) number plates while 32,292 fine tickets were issued to motorists for not fastening seat belts, 13,299 for using mobile phones during driving, 1,911 for under-age driving and 99,902 motorcyclists for riding on bikes without helmets. Similarly, 22,454 tickets were issued over lane violation,16,390 for violating traffic signals,1,27,929 for careless driving, 1053 for having defective lights, 6,447 for driving on one-way, 531 for driving on wrong side and 10,916 for driving without licenses.
Likewise, 22,454 for lane violation, 490 drivers of public service vehicles for misbehaving with passengers, 6331 for route violation, 6556 for driving vehicles without route permits, 7,603 for parking near no-parking boards, 75,384 for overloading, 1012 for over speeding, 1993 for wrong parking at bus stops, 2897 for parking vehicles at zebra crossing.
