ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News – November 18, 2022): The sale of motorcycles and three-wheelers has seen a drop of 34.50% in the first four months of the current financial year (2022-23) by compared to the corresponding period last year.

During the reporting period, no less than 412,111 motorcycles and three-wheelers were sold in July-October (2022-23) compared to the sale of 629,212 units in July-October (2021-22), a decrease of 34.50%, according to the Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association (PAMA).

Sales of Honda motorcycles fell 20.61 percent from 435,072 units last year to 345,381 units in the current year.

However, the sale of Suzuki motorcycles saw a 16.04% increase from 11,661 units to 13,532 units.

Similarly, the sale of Yamaha motorcycles fell from 8,098 units to 4,856, a decrease of 40.

30% while the sale of Ravi motorcycles saw a sharp drop of 83.70% from 1,810 units to 295 units during the period under review.

Sales of United Auto motorcycles declined to 30,337 units from 115,374 units, while sales of Road Prince motorcycles also fell 72.24% from 43,940 units to 12,194 units.

Meanwhile, the sale of Road Prince three-wheelers saw a drop of 74.96%, from 3,128 units last year to 783 units in the same month of the current year, while the sale of three -Sazgar wheels also decreased to 2,193 units from 4,213 units.

The sale of Qingqi three-wheelers also registered a 58.09% drop from 4,718 units to 1,977 units, while the sale of United three-wheelers fell to 521 units from the sale of 1,197 units, revealed the data.

Doha: The General Directorate of Traffic (GDT) has confirmed that it will embark on the enforcement of traffic offenses against delivery motorbikes that do not comply with traffic laws and rules from 16 November 2022.

In a statement, GDT said that from November 16, 2022, all motorcycle riders would be considered traffic offenders enacted under Law No. 19 of 2007, when they fail to comply with the motorcycle track conditions and regulations. for the delivery of orders, stating that any person will be considered a violator of article No. 85, if he does not comply with the conditions and regulations of securing the load and does not wear the helmet, in accordance with the fifth paragraph of section 48, including the driver who does not hold the steering wheel with both hands, in accordance with the third paragraph of section 48.

The statement stressed the importance of adherence of all motorcycle riders, who deliver the order, to the correct lane of the road.

In addition, GDT announced a myriad of regulations at a press conference last week regarding the operation of delivery motorcycles as determined by law, and drew attention to several traffic violations that occur. have multiplied over the past few months, calling on relevant companies’ stakeholders to abide by rules and requirements, whether related to the driver, motorcycle or control boxes, and setting the date of 16 November 2022 as deadline to start enforcing infringement measures on motorcycles adhering to these regulations.

A funeral date has been announced for British motorcycling champion Keith Farmer, based in Cumbria.

He died suddenly on Thursday at the age of 35.

He lived in Penrith and worked for civil engineering firm Waitings Ltd in Cliburn.

A thanksgiving of his life will take place on Tuesday November 15 in County Tyrone.

The Northern Irishman, who retired from racing in September 2021, won the National Superstock 600 title in 2011, and Superstock 1000cc successes followed in 2012 and 2018, while he also won the British title Supersport in 2017.

His brother, David, said Keith died in the early hours of Thursday with his family by his side. Paying tribute on Facebook, he wrote: “I am at a loss for words, our baby brother left us at 1.45am this morning with all of us by his side. Life will never be the same again, he made us all so proud and he will be sorely missed. I love you Meekie #33.”

The funeral notice reads: “Keith Stanley, dear dad to Sophie, Khloe and Addison; beloved son of Alan and the late Barbara, Ballynakelly, and beloved brother of Wendy, Kathy and David. Brother-in-law of Mark, Stuart and Laura.

“Devoted uncle to Katie, Robbie, Jack, Hannah, Ruby, Ellie, Grace, Louis, Jacob and Cody; also, much missed by his partner Sam.”

The service of thanksgiving for Keith’s life will take place on Tuesday 15th November at 2.30pm at St Andrew’s Parish Church, Killyman, followed by interment in the adjoining cemetery.

The family have not requested flowers, but if desired, donations should be made by check payable to: Samaritans, c/o Holmes of Dungannon, Tyrone House, Ballygawley Road, Dungannon, BT70 1EL.

The PBM Ducati Superbikes team, owned by Langwathby-based Paul Bird, for whom Farmer won a championship several years ago, said: “Everyone at PBM is deeply saddened by the passing of Keith Farmer. We extend our condolences to his family and friends who remain in our thoughts. »

As well as being supported by his employers, Waitings, he has been supported over the years by Arragon’s Cycle Center and Fit4Racing, based in Penrith, and Hillcroft Park, Pooley Bridge.

A motorcycle policeman was injured in an accident involving two lorries on the M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters scaled gantries above the road for a third day.

Essex Police say an officer was beaten after dealing with a protester on the highway between Junctions 26 and 27 on Wednesday morning.

A rolling roadblock was set up and there was an accident between two trucks and a police motorbike. Two protesters were arrested.

“Our Traffic Constables are specialist and dedicated officers who come to work to serve the public and keep you safe on our roads,” said Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow.

“They do it tirelessly, day after day. Unfortunately, this morning one of these fantastic officers was injured while performing this job.

“My thoughts are with them and their family.”

A witness told MailOnline that a woman started climbing a concrete pole and a police officer on a motorbike tried to stop her, then collided with a lorry, which crashed into another lorry .

“They arrested the woman before she could get on the gate,” the witness said.

He added: “Someone is going to die soon.”

Several junctions were closed for hours as protesters were removed from gates, and there was disruption at Dartford Crossing.

The Metropolitan Police suspected that a person – who was arrested – had locked themselves on a gate between Junctions 24 and 25.

“The locks add more complexity for our moving teams and the overall process becomes longer. We had to call on specialized equipment for this move, including a JCB.

Several demonstrators were arrested for public nuisance.

Just Stop Oil said around 10 supporters climbed onto gantries, forcing police to halt traffic at 6.30am.

This is part of the group’s campaign calling on the government to end all new oil and gas licenses and authorisations.

Isabel Rock, 41, an artist from south London said: “The government is responsible for criminal inaction in the face of the climate crisis. They should be in jail, not me. It is my moral duty to cause disruption to force the government to act.

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Sam Holland, 20, said: ‘I’m getting screwed. I’m twenty years old. What will my future look like at forty? Looks like there’s no food on the shelves. Looks like people are fighting in the streets.

On Tuesday, 16 protesters were arrested after they scaled gantries on the M25 and disrupted traffic at nine locations. Members of the media have also reported being arrested and taken into custody in Hertfordshire.

Since the start of October, the Met has used more than 11,000 officer teams for Just Stop Oil police protests.

“These are officers who would otherwise deal with issues important to local communities, such as knife crime, protection and burglary response,” Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said.

“We are determined to bring to justice anyone who conspires to cause significant and unreasonable disruption to London and the motorway network and we will work closely with the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts to ensure this happens.”

Twenty-two people have already been charged in connection with the M25 protests.

Asked about the Just Stop Oil protests on the M25, the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson said: “We are introducing new powers so that the police can go further in tackling this constant disruption that we are seeing.

“It is causing massive misery for the public, as we have seen today, even putting lives at risk and preventing emergency services from doing their job.

“So the public rightly wants the police to have the power to act and that’s what we’re delivering.”

Street racing would take place every night in Nueva Condomina and La Fuensanta, Murcia

Locals say rallies and races are held every night on the access road to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta, Algezares, posing a “serious and dangerous” problem.

A concerned woman wrote on social media: “They are driving at high speed on a section limited to 30 km/h, endangering the safety of neighbors and their own, and preventing people from resting.”

The problem is not new, illegal racing has apparently been going on for years, and the aftermath of complaints, particularly over Halloween weekend, has compelled the local police to act by “increasing their vigilance to put an end to this type of gatherings of motorbikes and cars,” according to Murcia City Hall sources.

From Saturday evening to Sunday morning, the gathering and noise was so unbearable that residents filmed dozens of runners in the Juan de Borbó area and shared them.

“It’s unbearable, they circulate at brutal speed, make a huge noise and even rear up,” says a neighbor.

Another pointed out that the runners were “in disguise, spinning and jumping traffic lights, risking their lives and those of other drivers and pedestrians”.

The dangerous races are not isolated from the town centre: residents of La Alberca and Algezares say gatherings of motorbikes are “a constant problem” and warn “local police should be more vigilant”, given that “the traffic and noise are intolerable”.

In a statement, the city council replied: “The local police have set up prevention services in Nueva Condomina and Fuensanta, where the presence of motorcycle groups has been detected, through social networks and warnings from neighbors.”

She added that “thanks to prevention” these concentrations “have been dissolved”, despite locals saying otherwise.

The Special Public Security Group (GESC) of the local police of Murcia is in charge of controlling these gatherings and reminded that “it is not a crime to meet with other bikers or to ride together”.

However, riders can be fined if, for example, they leave their vehicle parked in an area where it is prohibited or if they are caught committing a traffic safety offence.

Image: Murcia Local Police

WHIZ ENGINEERING: Abi Stansfield competed in the 2022 WorldSkills Finals in Germany

An engineering prodigy was finally able to compete on the world stage after a series of delays caused by blockages and a hard-hitting motorcycle accident.

Abi Stansfield, from Ribble Valley, Lancashire, had trained at Coleg Cambria’s Bersham Road site in Wrexham for almost two years before traveling to Germany for the 2022 WorldSkills Final.

She narrowly missed out on a medal in the CNC Milling category but, with the support of Cambria lecturer Adam Youens, CNC Training Manager for WorldSkills, she showed courage and an abundance of skill.

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Abi, who works as a toolmaker at BAE Systems in Blackburn, said: “After training for three years, I was so proud to finally be able to represent my country and wave the flag. It was a dream come true.

“Unfortunately, I just missed out on a medal, but it was an incredible experience, an experience that can never be taken away from me.”

Cambria speaker Adam Youens praised her for her resilience and adaptation when the Shanghai WorldSkills competition was canceled due to Covid-19.

He said: “Abi’s journey has been a long one, starting with domestic competition in 2019 when she won bronze and was chosen to be part of Squad UK.”

“She would spend more than 18 months training with three others who were competing for this category – mainly at our Bersham Road site, where the facilities include all the latest and state-of-the-art machinery – for the one place to represent the UK in Shanghai.

“In 2021 she was chosen to compete in the EuroSkills competition, and yet another setback occurred when the UK chose not to attend due to the pandemic.

“A month later she had a motorbike accident which damaged her knee, but throughout it she maintained her focus and motivation and continued to train at home or online as much as she needed. could.”

Adam added: “Abi has been working hard on rehabilitating her knee after undergoing surgery to fix it which has helped her get back on her feet and start training for the special edition competition at Leonberg, Germany, just a few weeks ago.

“Unfortunately she missed out on a medal by one point but she was amazing through it all and competed at the highest level in the world – we are all so proud of her.”

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SEN. Robin Padilla has been asked to advocate for the timely passage of legislation legalizing the motorbike taxi business, said to provide jobs for hundreds of thousands of motorbike owners, as well as ‘more versatile public transport’ .

Francis Juan, president of the Move It Coalition, said motorcycle taxis – still illegal under existing law but operating temporarily for data collection to guide Congress on the details of its bill – would have was able to save the day for thousands of commuters stranded by Tropical Storm Paeng a few days ago.

The traffic jam caused by Paeng brought jeepneys and buses to a standstill, leaving commuters helpless in the rain for hours without a ride, he recalled, while noting that “if motorcycle taxis had been fully mobilized and legalized , they would have been more numerous to serve the commuters.

At the same time, the leader of Move It assured that “motorcycle taxis can transport passengers in traffic and, in normal situations, to destinations insufficiently served by public transport”, citing for example Bonifacio Global City of EDSA and internal roads.

He stressed the need for “a mix of transport modes to give commuters a choice”.

The transportation advocate recalled that a technical working group (TWG) has already submitted its report on motorcycle taxi activity to Congress.

In the 18th Congress, the House of Representatives, recognizing the urgent need to create jobs and provide public services to commuters, passed the enabling bill in one day even though no counterpart bill was tabled in the Senate.

“Three years of studying the technical working group with zero production from our politicians,” Juan lamented. “Every day late only benefits us – Angkas, Joyride and Move It – while the public, the commuters, pay the price. This must stop. We therefore call on Senator Padilla to take the cudgel for the poor and needy,” said the leader of Move It.

Besides, he pointed out that thousands of motorbike taxi owners have to earn money to pay their monthly depreciation and feed their families. Due to the legal loophole, some 200,000 illegal motorcycle taxis, or habal habal, risk being apprehended every day but continue to ply the roads of Metro Manila to survive.

“Protect the drivers and commuters, not the businessmen who own the three motorcycle taxi companies under the TWG,” he said.

Moreover, he stressed, the government should stop capping the number of operators and the number of motorcycle taxis because monopolies and duopolies are prohibited by the Constitution.

“Promote competition so that the service improves. With competition, prices could even drop. Senator Padilla, please lead the way and protect the public,” Juan said.

Mumbai: Arbaz Sayyad, the main accused in the shooting outside Gazebo Mall in Khar, was arrested by Mumbai police upon his return to Mumbai after hiding in Aurangabad for the past two months.

A Crime Branch Unit 9 team arrested Sayyed on October 28, an officer who was part of the investigation said.

On August 11, at around 7:45 p.m., three men, including Sayyad, fired a few rounds at the mall’s plank with a locally-made pistol. The men left a note written in Hindi threatening to kill hawkers doing business outside the centre.

According to criminal branch officials, Sayyad and his associates fled the scene on a motorbike, reached Bandra station, where they abandoned the two-wheeler, and then left town on a train. Sayyad was hiding in Aurangabad.

Police in Khar, where the case was registered, arrested three other defendants, including Sayyad’s cousin, Sharik Shaikh (24). While Shaikh was arrested on August 16, two others, Noor Shaikh, 19, and Rohan Tambe, 22, were arrested on August 23.

Khar Police reviewed CCTV footage outside the mall as well as other areas of Khar and Bandra. This helped them identify the make of the bike which they eventually found abandoned outside Bandra station.

An investigation found that the shooting was the result of a rivalry between gangs who wanted to take control of peddling in the area, which began after a local resident who wanted to set up his stand outside the center s’ is beaten with a peddler over the matter, a felony says the branch police officer.

According to the officer, Sayyad fled the city with a few thousand rupees and did odd jobs in Aurangabad to survive. He finally contacted his family members and asked them to send him some money.

The Criminal Branch team, which was assisting the Khar police in their investigations, got wind of the transfers and tracked down Sayyad’s location. However, when a team from the criminal branch arrived in Aurangabad on October 27, he was on his way back to Mumbai, CB Police Inspector Sanjay Khatade said.

Another team from the criminal branch nabbed Sayyed on Friday night and handed him over to Khar Khatade police station, it said.

The four defendants are residents of the Khar Danda area of ​​Santacruz and are suspected of being part of a group of peddlers who wanted to keep their stalls outside Gazebo, the crime section officer quoted above said. above. Sayyad resorted to shooting to create an atmosphere of fear, the officer added.

Thousands of people across Goa set to rally against jetty policy on motorbikes

Fearing that the Department of Tourism’s impending grip on Goa’s waterways could ultimately lead to the transport of coal across the state, stakeholders hope the motorcade will reiterate their demand for the policy to be dropped.

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MARGAO: Social activists and environmental activists from all villages in Goa will participate in a large bicycle rally on October 30, to protest against the proposed Jetty Policy 2022 and make a statement against the nationalization of rivers.

With support for the cause pouring in from various walks of life, the rally is expected to include thousands of agitators on their bicycles and will start from a marked starting point in each village and end in Azad Maidan, Panjim, where protesters will raise the voice. against the nationalization of the rivers, the MPT (Port Limit) jurisdiction, the Sagarmala program and the jetty policy project.

Residents of Raia, Lotoulim, Camurlim, Chandor, Borim, Shiroda, Orlim, Carmona, Cavelossim, Assolna and citizens of other villages in South Goa have confirmed their participation.

“We will not sit quietly until the pier 2022 policy is removed because the provisions of the policy will destroy the state of Goa,” said Xavier Fernandes, a social activist from Loutolim. He alleged that Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte was misleading the public about the policy and alleged it was a backdoor for coal transportation in the state.

Custodio Dias, another social activist, told the Herald that the people of Goa will show their opposition to jetties policy besides nationalization of rivers, harbor boundary and Sagarmala scheme, through this cycle rally.

“How can the government just come up with policies without giving stakeholders confidence? We will lose our livelihoods and most importantly our small and beautiful state of Goa will be completely destroyed,” he asserted.

Meanwhile, the Department of Tourism has extended the time for the public to file objections and suggestions to the pier policy until October 31.