Cops Book 2543 Indian Motor Vehicle (IMV) Act Cases between 5 November-12 November & Earn 11,59,700 lakhs from Fines, slapped on motorists on various Traffic Violations
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Traffic Police are getting tough on motorists for violating traffic rules, under the direction of the Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal. Violations like not wearing helmets, triple riding, not wearing seat belts, Drunk Driving, illegal parking, travelling on the footboard, Going on the wrong Way, among others, and buses/trucks using shrill horns and vehicles with tinted glass.
One thing about our local bus drivers is that they have no shame, even after they have been fined by the traffic cops for using loud/shrill horns, and rash driving, they still repeat the same offence. The increasing number of traffic violations has sent the cops on overdrive as they penalized these drivers during the busy rush hours for honking and using loud thereby raking in big bucks in fines. The cops didn’t heed to any excuses put forth to them by the bus drivers or conductors, instead coolly punched in the license plate numbers and issued violation tickets.
The traffic police under the direction of police commissioner Anupam Agarwal and DCP (Crime & Traffic) Dinesh Kumar are doing a great job in cracking down on violators of traffic rules. Speaking to Team Mangalorean, Top Cop and DCP said ” Lately we have been receiving complaints from the education institutions, hospitals, religious places and citizens about loud honking by the bus drivers. Normally drivers don’t honk at intersections, especially when they see a traffic cop. As a result, we are forced to do surprise checks and stop vehicles, take them to the side of the road, test their horns and then take action. It is a laborious and time-consuming task, however, we took the initiative to check on the shrill horns used by these buses. We have started keeping strict vigil against the use of shrill horns and we will undertake such drives frequently. We will not adhere to any excuses given by the motorists when they are caught, instead simply issue them a fine ticket, no matter what”.
The city police have initiated the process of designating certain areas as silence zones. Responding to public concerns raised during the recent phone-in programme, regarding the use of shrill horns, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said that DCP (crime and traffic) BP Dinesh Kumar has already started work in this direction. Among the identified silence zones, one will be located near the Government Lady Goschen Hospital. Agrawal said at least 10 spots, including residential areas, hospitals as well as locations near old age homes, schools, and colleges, will be officially identified as silence zones.
We hear frequent shrill or musical horns mostly from these private buses, and they also use it in silent zones and even at late night. Hearing those horns many have experienced severe heartbeats due to sudden high-decibel noise exposure. This already creates a serious mental and physical disturbance in the human population. So shrill horns should be totally banned and severe fines and punishment be given to drivers who use them. Mangaluru Traffic Police awake ….Arise! Bring peace to Mangalureans!
FOLLOWING ARE THE TRAFFIC VIOLATION CASES BOOKED between 5 November till 12 November 2023:
Drunk Driving – 21 Cases.
Wrong parking – 448 Cases.
Without helmet rider/pillion rider – 768 Cases.
Bus Footboard Travelling and Excess Passenger – 205 Cases.
No Entry / Against One Way – 96 Cases.
Without/ defective number plate – 75 Cases.
Rash & Negligent Driving – 55 Cases.
Black film/Tint Glass – 48 Cases.
Without Seat belt – 35 Cases.
Refusal to hire / Demanding excess fare – Auto rickshaw- 11 Cases.
Triple Riding – 20 Cases.