National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) conducted a road safety seminar at Khyber Medical College (KMC), Peshawar, which was attended by a sizeable audience from the student community as well as the faculty members of the college besides the officers of motorway Police.
In his welcome address, the Principal of KMC, Professor Dr Ejaz Hassan Khan, eulogised the motorway Police for introducing the culture of soft policing in the country and extending help to commuters in distress. He added that his department, like motorway Police was remembered for providing services to the troubled humanity but did not forget to enumerate the sacrifices of KPK Police.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), NH&MP, reminded the audience of the increasing number of causalities on the roads of the country every year which needed to be curtailed. He expressed his concern that road safety was not given the attention it deserves. He added that accidents were predictable and could be avoided if concerted efforts were made. He said that more than 80% of accidents took place due to negligence of drivers.
The Inspector General informed the participants that orderly traffic on roads reflected the level of discipline in a nation. He said that the use of seat belt increased the chances of survival by 60-70% in case of accident. He elaborated that motorway police valued education and its teams visited truck and PSVs addas regularly to brief drivers regarding safe travel. The better image of motorway police was because of its courtesy, integrity, and professionalism of its officers and not because of their uniforms, vehicles or other gadgets.
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