<p>Traffic police officials are reining in the city’s reckless motorists, who break rules as if it is their fundamental right.</p>.<p>The police collected Rs 30 lakh in penalties in a little over a day following the implementation of the new rules, which brought down the number of violations from 24,000 per day to 2,978.</p>.<p>Police who started enforcing the new penalty from Tuesday late night saw a huge drop in the number of offenders. The number of cases booked till 1 pm on Thursday, was about 10% of the number booked on an average day.</p>.<p>As per data from January to July, the police booked an average of 24,000 cases per day and collected about Rs 26 lakh.</p>.<p>“The revised fines are mainly intended to deter traffic violations committed by two-wheeler riders,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said.</p>.<p>According to a report given by the traffic police, 1,518 cases of riding without a helmet were registered within 36 hours, the fine for which has been increased tenfold to Rs 1,000. The city traffic police collected Rs 15.18 lakh fine from errant riders.</p>.<p>Police are seeking to tighten the parking rules by penalising those parking cars on the side of main roads.</p>.<p>Rao said the rule also applies to school-buses that must be parked on school premises.</p>.<p>“We are taking several small steps towards improving vehicle movement in the city and last-mile connectivity for the common man. We are also cracking down on illegal parking,” Rao said. </p>.<p>The city police will also experiment with separate corridors for buses and regulating movement of heavy vehicles with a temporary gantry for height control on main streets.</p>.<p>Recalling the recent death of a Devanahalli Traffic Police Assistant Subinspector, who was killed by a speeding KMF van travelling on the wrong side of the road, Rao warned that they will book offenders mercilessly under the Motor Vehicle Act 2019.</p>.<p>He expressed concern over citizens arguing with traffic cops while they are doing their job. “The traffic cops have a difficult job and deal with several ailments to fulfill their duties,” he said.</p>
<p>Traffic police officials are reining in the city’s reckless motorists, who break rules as if it is their fundamental right.</p>.<p>The police collected Rs 30 lakh in penalties in a little over a day following the implementation of the new rules, which brought down the number of violations from 24,000 per day to 2,978.</p>.<p>Police who started enforcing the new penalty from Tuesday late night saw a huge drop in the number of offenders. The number of cases booked till 1 pm on Thursday, was about 10% of the number booked on an average day.</p>.<p>As per data from January to July, the police booked an average of 24,000 cases per day and collected about Rs 26 lakh.</p>.<p>“The revised fines are mainly intended to deter traffic violations committed by two-wheeler riders,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said.</p>.<p>According to a report given by the traffic police, 1,518 cases of riding without a helmet were registered within 36 hours, the fine for which has been increased tenfold to Rs 1,000. The city traffic police collected Rs 15.18 lakh fine from errant riders.</p>.<p>Police are seeking to tighten the parking rules by penalising those parking cars on the side of main roads.</p>.<p>Rao said the rule also applies to school-buses that must be parked on school premises.</p>.<p>“We are taking several small steps towards improving vehicle movement in the city and last-mile connectivity for the common man. We are also cracking down on illegal parking,” Rao said. </p>.<p>The city police will also experiment with separate corridors for buses and regulating movement of heavy vehicles with a temporary gantry for height control on main streets.</p>.<p>Recalling the recent death of a Devanahalli Traffic Police Assistant Subinspector, who was killed by a speeding KMF van travelling on the wrong side of the road, Rao warned that they will book offenders mercilessly under the Motor Vehicle Act 2019.</p>.<p>He expressed concern over citizens arguing with traffic cops while they are doing their job. “The traffic cops have a difficult job and deal with several ailments to fulfill their duties,” he said.</p>
