Motorways police launched two weeks ‘Dozing at Wheel’ Campaign

Lahore: While monitoring that dozing at wheel consequential from fatigue and weariness is one of the foremost reasons  of accidents on highways Deputy Inspector General National Highways & Motorway Police Mirza Faran Baig directed to launch a  briefing and education drive for the drivers travelling on national highways.

On the directions of  DIG Mirza Faran Baig NH&MP N-5 Central Zone is observing two weeks ‘Dozing at Wheel’  Campaign in which officer will brief motorists especially drivers of HTVs and PSVs to take proper rest during long journey and in case they feel drowsy, they should stay somewhere and have a cup of tea. The officers have also been directed to ensure the use of hooter and horn whenever any HTV vehicle or passenger bus passes them especially in the late hours of night.

The officers have further been asked to visit different hotels and rest areas besides national highway to brief and educate the drivers staying there about the phenomenon of ‘dozing at wheel’. In order to make this campaign more successful and meaningful, Mobile Education Unit of Central Zone will also visit different Goods Transport and Passenger Bus terminals from Lahore to Rahim Yar Khan in order to brief and educate drivers about the hazards of driving while drowsy. Banners containing awareness messages will also been displayed at all the important places on national highways.

DIG NH&MP Mirza Faran Baig has asked the officers of Central Zone to take personal interest in the campaign in order to make it meaningful and result oriented.