With an aim to curb over-speeding, the Motorway Police have intensified their crackdown on reckless driving by registering FIRs against vehicles exceeding the speed limit. According to their spokesperson, FIRs are now being lodged against drivers who exceed 150 km/h on national motorways.
Recent Cases of Overspeeding
Recently, two vehicles were booked on the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway, while three others faced penalties on Motorways M4 and M5. The Motorway Police detained the drivers along with their vehicles and handed them over to local police. FIRs were filed against them, including charges of negligence and overspeeding.
A day back, in a similar case, a vehicle was caught speeding at a dangerously high 173 km/h, blatantly violating the prescribed speed limit. As part of strict enforcement, legal action was taken against the driver under sections related to negligence and overspeeding.
The speed limit on three-lane motorways is 120 km/h for private cars and 110 km/h for public service vehicles. Authorities have urged motorists to follow these limits to ensure road safety and prevent fatal accidents.
Nationwide Campaign
Under the directives of IG Motorway Police, Rafat Mukhtar Raja, a nationwide campaign against overspeeding is in full swing. This initiative aims to reduce road accidents and promote responsible driving on highways. The crackdown reflects the authorities’ commitment to enforcing traffic laws strictly.
Motorway Police spokesperson Syed Imran Ahmed emphasized that ensuring safe and secure travel on highways remains their top priority. He urged drivers to obey speed limits and traffic regulations to avoid severe legal consequences. Violators not only risk penalties but also endanger lives.
With stricter enforcement and legal actions, the Motorway Police aim to curb reckless driving and create safer roads. Authorities continue to warn motorists that those caught violating speed limits will face strict penalties, ensuring a safer highway experience for everyone.
What do you think about the recent step taken by Motorway Police to reduce accidents? Tell us in the comments section.
No country in the world that l am aware register FIR for over speeding in any of the advanced countries like in Europe or USA or Canada ,for excessive over speeding drivers are usually banned from driving with heavy fines with their driving licence cancelled.
So in Pakistan over speeding becomes a criminal offence and person caught over speeding will have criminal record with very little chance of any future employment and with no source of income this over speeding drive will turn into crime who will steal and robb innocent people.
These bureaucrats running in charge of motorways and highways are utterly incompetent and should be removed from there position.
Very simple way to stop over speeding just increase the fines for over speeding of 150 kph on motorways and highways to say 10% value of the vehicle involved in over speeding and cancell the driver licence and ban the driver for 5 years from driving.
If driver unable to pay fine then motorway police should impound the vehicle and sell the vehicle to recover amount of 10% fine .
I can guarantee you that after few drivers caught for over speeding over 150 kph and fined 10% valve of the vehicle and drivers banned from driving and driver licences cancelled there will be no over speeding.
If fools had horns on their heads, we would be stags. This proves we are not capable of doing anything – even the simplest things.