Punjab transport department fixes speed limit for vehicles in school zones

Transport department, Punjab, on Friday issued a notification fixing vehicular speed in the school zones to 25 km per hour. The School zone comprises 100-m on both sides of a school’s main gate

The transport department, Punjab, on Friday issued a notification fixing vehicular speed in the school zones to 25 km per hour. The School zone comprises 100-m on both sides of a school’s main gate. Vehicles included in the list are buses, trucks, cars, and also two and three-wheelers. Harpreet Singh, president of Avoid Accident, an NGO, said he took up the matter with the state department as the Union government had already notified the speed limit five years ago.

The transport department, Punjab, on Friday issued a notification fixing vehicular speed in the school zones to 25 km per hour. (HT File Photo/ Representational image)

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