Bengaluru/Karnataka: Traffic police checking driving license, vehicle registration card, insurance and helmet as a two-wheeler driver on June 08, 2019. Photo: V Srinivas Murthy/The Hindu
The traffic police has decided to resume random checks to recover pending dues of ₹390 crore for traffic violations.
Traffic was slowing down due to the surprise check. However, the decision to resume random checks across the city was taken because motorists are repeatedly ignoring notices to pay the dues, police said.
Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, BR Ravikant Gowda said that in the last three years, they have not stopped vehicles for random checks. They were booking violations through contactless enforcement cameras and the Public Eye mobile app, and sending notices to the postal addresses of vehicle-owners. Through this, the police have registered 95 lakh traffic violation cases, i.e. a fine of Rs 390 crore.
However, very few people have paid the fine. The rest continue to ignore multiple notices to make payments and also keep repeating the offence. Officials said this will not only increase indiscipline on the roads but will also lead to accidents, which can sometimes prove fatal for other road users and motorists.
The traffic police had launched a special drive to visit the homes of vehicle-owners to collect outstanding traffic violation dues, but failed to achieve the desired results.
published – February 09, 2021 06:15 am IST
