In order to curb traffic violations by commercial transport vehicles in the national capital, Delhi Traffic Police has undertaken a drive on eleven selected corridors including National Highways and major arterial roads during which 3,265 vehicles have been prosecuted in the last six days.
"To enforce discipline among commercial transport vehicles and to ensure that they respect the "Right of Way" of other motorists, we had launched a concerted drive against these vehicles from April 18 on 11 selected corridors, like National Highways and major arterial roads," Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla said today.
Deployment of traffic staff at night hours has been augmented on these corridors to enforce observance of traffic discipline by the commercial transport vehicles, police said.
From April 18 to 23, a total of 3,265 commercial transport vehicles have been prosecuted out of which 2,100 have been prosecuted for dangerous driving, 67 for plying without fitment of Rear Under Protection Devices (RUPD) and 544 for overtaking other commercial vehicles, said Shukla.
During the drive, a total of 47 cases have been registered under section 279 of IPC against the drivers of such vehicles for plying the vehicles recklessly during the night time, in a manner endangering human life on roads.
A total of 531 commercial transport vehicles have been impounded during night hours, which have been deposited in the traffic pits. The traffic courts are also imposing heavy penalties on the commercial transport vehicle drivers, police said.
"The drive was initiated after it had been observed that during the night hours the commercial transport vehicles, particularly dumpers, trucks and trailers indulge in over-speeding, dangerous driving, reckless driving, red light jumping, lane violations, wrong overtaking, overloading and road hogging while moving on the roads in the NCT of Delhi," said Shukla.
Besides prosecution of commercial transport vehicle drivers, the prosecuting officers of traffic police are also simultaneously educating the violator drivers on rules and ethics pertaining to safe and defensive driving, police said.
"The aim of Delhi Police is to improve mobility and safety on roads of Delhi. This effort of enforcing discipline among commercial transport vehicles will continue," he said.
