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Sep 30, 2007

* Pakistan - HTVs an added menace to traffic

Heavy transport vehicles (HTVs), trucks, oil tankers, dumpers and loaders, bring chaos to the already troubled traffic of the city...

Rawalpindi,Punjab,Pakistan -The Daily Times (Lahore,PAK), by Imran Asghar -30 Sept 23007: -- ... Nearly four years ago, the Punjab Government had declared the timing of the entry of HTVs to be limited to 8:00 pm to 8:00 am in the city... This decision did not apply to oil tankers and other loaders because it did not specify this category of vehicles as well... Moreover, there were some spots in Rawalpindi which were used to get into the city illegally during daytime by the drivers of the HTVs... The HTVs had been the major cause of traffic jams and accidents in the city. The illegal entrances increase air pollution, pressure horns confuse drivers of other vehicles and create noise pollution...

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