<p>In a special drive against autorickshaw drivers committing traffic violations, the Bengaluru City traffic (BTP) police booked 1,226 cases and collected Rs 6.5 lakh fine from offenders.</p>.<p>The highest number of cases of 357 were booked for levying excess charge and a fine for Rs 1.78 lakh was collected from the errant drivers.</p>.<p>Offences for refusal to ply were a close second: 336 cases booked and Rs 1.68 lakh fine collected. While 299 cases were booked for violating no-entry and one-way mandates and Rs1.49 lakh collected as penalty, one case was booked for drunk driving and the offender asked to pay fine in the court.</p>.595 water tankers booked for traffic violations in Bengaluru.<p>Speaking with <em>DH,</em> M N Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said that the BTP plans to conduct these drives on a regular basis.</p>.<p>“The next few drives will be riding on a one-way, footpath riding and vehicles plying without number plates and long-distance buses. We have about 10 to 15 focus points which we will implement and conduct in a phased manner. These drives are being conducted to ensure that there is some deterrent effect on the violators," he said.</p>.<p>"The whole purpose was to get away from contact enforcement but we don’t want to completely do away with that. A mix of the two would be good to rein in some discipline among the motorists,” added Anucheth.</p>
<p>In a special drive against autorickshaw drivers committing traffic violations, the Bengaluru City traffic (BTP) police booked 1,226 cases and collected Rs 6.5 lakh fine from offenders.</p>.<p>The highest number of cases of 357 were booked for levying excess charge and a fine for Rs 1.78 lakh was collected from the errant drivers.</p>.<p>Offences for refusal to ply were a close second: 336 cases booked and Rs 1.68 lakh fine collected. While 299 cases were booked for violating no-entry and one-way mandates and Rs1.49 lakh collected as penalty, one case was booked for drunk driving and the offender asked to pay fine in the court.</p>.595 water tankers booked for traffic violations in Bengaluru.<p>Speaking with <em>DH,</em> M N Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said that the BTP plans to conduct these drives on a regular basis.</p>.<p>“The next few drives will be riding on a one-way, footpath riding and vehicles plying without number plates and long-distance buses. We have about 10 to 15 focus points which we will implement and conduct in a phased manner. These drives are being conducted to ensure that there is some deterrent effect on the violators," he said.</p>.<p>"The whole purpose was to get away from contact enforcement but we don’t want to completely do away with that. A mix of the two would be good to rein in some discipline among the motorists,” added Anucheth.</p>
