POONCH: The fitness mela organised here as a part of the road safety month 2021 concluded here.
Deputy Commissioner Poonch Rahul Yadav, who was the chief guest at the valedictory function, said Road safety Month is organized to spread awareness about the prevention of accidents and make aware the road users about the importance of the safety rules.
He said the common traffic violations such as overspeeding, jumping traffic signals, drunken driving, unnecessary honking, violations of designated traffic zones, not wearing seat belts, riding without helmets, modification of two-wheelers and the use of mobile phones while driving, among others are main causes of mishaps. He said that the rate of accidents in terms of mechanical failure is only 0.1% and the rest are human errors and callous attitude of the drivers.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Dr. Basharat Hussain, Assistant Regional Transport Officer Poonch, Inzar Ahmed Rana, ACR, Zaheer Ahmed Kaifi, MVD Inspector Poonch and other officials were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, the ARTO informed that the Special Vehicles fitness camp offered services, where owners got the fitness of their vehicles checked. He said that the fitness tests were done to ensure that the vehicles are road-worthy as they tend to go through a lot of wear and tear year-on-year. He also informed that the learners License tests will be conducted from next week.
