Traffic rule violations to cost dearly in Bengaluru

The Bangalore Police is all set to implement the new Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016, which imposes hefty fines on traffic violators.

The Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on April 10 is pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Bangalore Police department said that it is ready to adopt and begin implementation of the new law which proposes to impose fines as high as ₹10,000 for traffic offenders to bring in traffic discipline among vehicle users. The current fine is ₹100 for most traffic violations.

City Police Commissioner Praveen Sood said the new legislation is likely to be implemented “any time in the next two months.”

Addressing a Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) delegation of top industry executives at the Traffic Management Centre here, Sood said, “This is the only way we can bring in some sense of traffic discipline among vehicle users. Since the fine is substantial, vehicle users will think twice before violating traffic rules.”

“We are not here to create awareness on traffic rules among users as it is pretty well-known to everyone. We are trying to get vehicle users to get into the self-regulation mode, thereby reducing accidents and easing traffic movements in the city,” he said.

Before the new legislation is implemented, the Bangalore Police department is planning to install close to 1,000 CCTV cameras across the city. Since the fines will be steep, we need to ensure that the traffic violators are convinced that they have violated traffic rules, as we will be handing them the challan along with photos and other details of the violation,”

Thyagu Valliappa, President, BCIC, who led the 30-member delegation, suggested that the driving licences of repeat offenders should be cancelled for five years as done in a few countries.

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