LAHORE: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has decided to start an awareness campaign on the use of helmet and seat belt through lectures in schools and colleges. In this connection, the CTP has also sped up the campaign among citizens to promote awareness about traffic rules, said Traffic Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Ahmed Mobin on Sunday. He said several people had lost their lives due to violation of traffic laws. He said use of helmets and seat belts would safe the lives of youth and others. He said that the CTP had fined several motorists for violating traffic rules last year. He added that on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, traffic laws would be introduced at primary level in schools’ syllabus soon. In this regard, the CTP has forward suggestions for approval to the chief minister, he said. Sources said that traffic laws were disappeared from the school syllabus a few years back for unknown reasons and now police high-ups again are trying to include traffic laws in school syllabus. Sources said that traffic laws were disappeared from the school syllabus a few years back for reasons unknown and now police high-ups are trying to include traffic laws in school syllabus. Sources added that the traffic police officials have planned to make the drivers follow the traffic laws strictly to bring down deaths in road accidents. They have also planned to meet the international standards of road safety. “If we educate our children on traffic laws now we will gain positive results within few years and we can also save lives of innocent people through the campaign,” added sources.