Update:
National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) has reportedly issued two new notifications on 15th and 18th of March 2019 restricting the entry of all bikes on motorways. The authority has also canceled/withdrawn the conditions for bikers to run on motorways which the NHMP itself made a few weeks back. We contacted the official spokesperson of NHMP to know the details in this regard, he said that, as of now, bikers are not allowed on motorways. He refused to elaborate further on the matter as the same is sub judice.
Read the new notifications below:
Previously:
The latest from the National Highways & Motorway Police (NHMP) on this never-ending saga is that bikers have been allowed conditional admittance to motorways.
It is pertinent to mention here that two appeals are pending before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Islamabad High Court had allowed bikers of a certain category to ride on the motorways. However, the same was later challenged in the Supreme Court. Since the matter is sub judice before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, NHMP has made its rules for the bikers in the meanwhile.
The following is not an exhaustive list of what NHMP demands from bikers on the motorways, but should serve as salient features only:
- Those who want to ride on the motorways must seek permission in the form of Biker Card, which only NHMP can issue.
- The prerequisite for this card is possession of a valid license for motorbike issued from NHMP.
- Applicants of the card must be at least 30 years of age.
- All motorbikes on motorways must bear a valid number plate.
- The maximum speed limit will be 110 km/h.
- Bikers will be allowed entrance from sunrise to sunset.
- Pillion riding will not be allowed.
- Motorbike should be of at least 600cc engine displacement.
- Racing will not be allowed.
- The rider must wear protective gear at all times.
When contacted an official of the Lahore Bikers Group, PakWheels was told that conditional permission has indeed been given however NHMP itself isn’t sure how to implement these new rules yet. There was also an ambiguity about the minimum age of the rider.
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