ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Tuesday launched road safety campaign aimed at creating awareness of traffic rules among road users.

The police said that vehicles of ITP Education Team, ITP’s Float, Capital Highway Inspection Patrolling Squads (CHIPS), Quick Response Team, all zonal DSPs, staff of ITP FM Radio 92.4 and other operation staff would participate in this campaign.

Loud speaker mounted vehicles would deliver messages to the road users and make special announcement about road safety tips at signals and important boulevards, chowks, commercial centres and main avenues of the city, they added.

During this campaign, motorcyclists would be educated about using side mirrors while motorists would be educated to follow lane discipline and avoid use of mobile phones while driving, the ITP said.

They said SSP (Traffic) Farrukh Rasheed would himself monitor the campaign while staff of ITP would work in shifts to impart traffic education among road users.

They would remain present in shifts from 8am to 10:30 am and 4pm to 6:30 pm at Faizabad, Dhokri Chowk, Khayaban Chowk, Express Chowk, Shaheen Chowk, Jinnah Super Market, Super Market, Blue Area (Savor Food), G-9 Markaz, F-10 Markaz, G-11 Markaz, Aabpara Market and other areas.

Special announcement will be made through FM Radio 92.4.

The purpose of this campaign is to ensure better traffic discipline through cooperation of citizens and creating traffic sense among them.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2019