In a move to enhance traffic discipline and safety on the busiest artery of the city, Karachi Traffic Police has officially begun issuing e-challans for lane violations from today.
The enforcement has been started in the first phase on Shahrah-e-Faisal only as said by traffic police spokesperson.
The authorities will, however, start to gradually roll out the e-challan system to other major roads of the city in the coming months.
The spokesperson advised drivers to practice the rule of lane discipline and drive in assigned lanes.
Motorcyclists, bus drivers, rickshaw drivers and private vehicle drivers have all been asked to comply with the new rules to make traffic flow more efficiently and make their commuting safer.
Prior to the system implementation, an awareness campaign was already carried out to educate the drivers about the new rules, traffic police officials said.
They said that while efforts must be made to improve traffic conditions, a commuter’s attitude is as important as the law.
The project is expected to ease traffic flow, decrease congestion and minimise the risk of traffic accidents.
Lane discipline is one of the most important aspects of ensuring the proper order on super-busy roads like Shahrah-e-Faisal, they added.
This comes after the Karachi Traffic Police had announced a lane management plan last month.
The plan calls into effect lanes for light transport vehicles such as motorcycles, rickshaws and buses.
Shahrah-e-Faisal was chosen as the first phase due to the existing monitoring and enforcement system, which includes cameras.
The policy is that violators will be fined by E-Ticketing in Rs. Motorcycles and rickshaws will be fined up to Rs2,500 and buses up to Rs5,000-7,500 for lane violations.
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