RAWALPINDI: The city traffic police have launched a digital monitoring survey to identify violations of traffic rules and their possible solutions.

A spokesman for the city traffic police said that according to the digital survey, 47,896 vehicles and motorcycles passed through the old Airport Road in eight hours, including 19,616 motorcycles.

During the digital monitoring survey, 9pc of vehicles and 2pc of motorcycles were recorded violating the lane and one-way rules during an eight-hour period on the old Airport Road. A total of 94pc of motorcycle riders wore helmets and 91pc of vehicles used seat belts.

A total of 17pc traffic rule violations were noted on Airport Road during the digital monitoring survey.

Chief Traffic Officer Farhan Aslam said digital data will be collected on a daily basis.

The aim of the digital survey is to review the implementation of traffic rules according to ground realities, provide safe travel to citizens, improve travel time and make highways free from road accidents.

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2026