The Nepal Police Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Itahari, distributed 'Safe Driver Uniforms' with QR codes on Wednesday.
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In an effort to manage the rapidly growing e-rickshaw (city safari) operation in major cities of the east, a 'safe driver campaign' has been launched in Sunsari. Amid the lack of a clear policy regarding the registration, operation and regulation of e-rickshaws, the traffic police has said that the campaign has been launched with the aim of increasing the identity and responsibility of drivers. The Nepal Police Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Itahari, officially launched the campaign by distributing 'safe driver uniforms' with QR codes on Wednesday. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of the Koshi Province Police Office, Binod Ghimire, distributed the uniforms to 300 e-rickshaw drivers in the first phase. Recently, the number of e-rickshaws has increased significantly in major cities of the east including Itahari, Dharan, Biratnagar. However, due to the lack of clear coordination between the federal, provincial and local governments regarding the responsibilities of registration, route management and regulation, e-rickshaw operation has become confusing. This is why road management and traffic discipline have become more challenging, stakeholders said at the program. The campaign launched in this context is expected to help establish the identity of drivers, increase confidence in passengers, and reduce the risk of accidents and criminal activities.
The campaign, which was previously launched from Morang, will be gradually expanded to other districts of Koshi Province, informed Superintendent of Police Deepak Giri of the Nepal Police Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Itahari. Addressing the program, DIG Ghimire said that the importance of traffic discipline and road safety is increasing with the increasing traffic pressure.
Stating that a safe driver is the basis of safe travel, he also urged drivers to operate vehicles in a responsible and disciplined manner by fully complying with traffic rules. Senior Superintendent of Police Gyanendra Phuyal expressed his belief that the driver's uniform will make the driver's identity clear and help create an environment for safe travel.
The program, which was attended by various government agencies, representatives from the transport sector, civil society, media personnel and e-rickshaw drivers, emphasized the need for cooperation from all parties to effectively implement the safe driving campaign. As the number of e-rickshaws is increasing rapidly, this campaign launched by the traffic police is seen as a measure of management at a time when legal and policy clarity regarding their management is still lacking.
