{"id":20868,"date":"2025-01-14T17:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=20868"},"modified":"2025-01-14T17:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:33:58","slug":"punjab-sets-60km-h-speed-limit-for-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/01\/14\/punjab-sets-60km-h-speed-limit-for-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab sets 60km\/h speed limit for motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Punjab government has announced a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour for motorcycles across the province in an effort to reduce road accidents caused by speeding.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision was revealed by Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari, who expressed concern over the rising number of fatalities on the roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is tragic that people are losing their lives due to speeding,&#8221; Bukhari stated, emphasizing the importance of this regulation to ensure public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She further added that strict measures will be enforced to ensure compliance with the new speed limit. &#8220;The speed of the motorcycle will not exceed 60km\/h.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjab government has announced a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour for motorcycles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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