Illegal U turns are the most serious threat to road safety: DIG Mirza Faran Baig

Lahore: Illegal U turns are the most serious threat to road safety and can result in serious injuries and fatalities.  In the year of 2015 illegal U turn violation deaths account 14 on national highway. This is said by DIG Mirza Faran Baig while observing special briefing and educational campaign about illegal U turns. The SSP Masroor Alam Kolachi was also present on this occasion.

DIG Mirza Faran Baig said the consequences of an accident caused by U-turns are often fatal. It is an unexpected maneuver and usually does not allow time for the faster moving vehicle to change course and avoid an accident. Drivers are putting their own lives and the lives of other road users at serious risk when doing so at the wrong place and in the incorrect manner, he added.

DIG Mirza Faran Baig said side impact is always result in serious outcome as there is not enough space between the occupants and the impact source. The oncoming vehicle is not expecting a vehicle making a U and cannot make necessary maneuvers at the last moment and can result in an accident.

The DIG Mirza Faran Baig said that the illegal U Turns on national highways is permanent hazard for the free flow of traffic and road safety. He instructed the Sector Commander to enhance the coordination with NHA to remove the Illegal U turns and encroachments on national highways. He lauded the performance of N-5 Central officers and further advised them to put every effort to meet the high standards of professionalism to brighten the name of the department.