Launching a special campaign on Sharea Faisal with other senior officers of the local police, the DIG said that around 90 per cent of deaths of motorbike riders were caused by non-wearing of helmets. AP/File
KARACHI: The city traffic police on Saturday announced the imposition of a ban on riding motorbikes without wearing helmet on Sharea Faisal in the first phase to be replicated on three other major roads in the second phase to prevent the growing incidents of death mainly caused by non-wearing of helmets.
The decision would be implemented immediately, said DIG Traffic Iqbal Dara.
Launching a special campaign on Sharea Faisal with other senior officers of the local police, the DIG said that around 90 per cent of deaths of motorbike riders were caused by non-wearing of helmets as they suffered serious wounds to their heads in accidents.