Hry Police to launch drive to strictly deal with traffic violators

In an initiative to improve traffic situation, Haryana Police will launch a month-long special drive from June 1 to strictly deal with the traffic violators especially the motorists without helmets on the national highways in the State. 

In compliance of the orders of Punjab and Haryana High Court, all kinds of traffic violators especially the motorists without helmets would be sensitized to abide by the traffic rules while being on roads in the state, said a spokesman of Police Department.

He said that those male or female motorists, who would ride a two-wheeler without helmet, including pillion-riders and triple riders, would face challans including suspension of their driving licenses under the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act. Apart from this, Police will also lay special emphasis on penalizing the triple riding, which is considered as one of the main causes of fatal accidents and fatalities.

The spokesman said that 24 traffic police stations have been set up to regulate the traffic situation in the state. Besides this, 6 new traffic police stations would soon come up in the state’s jurisdiction on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) and Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) highways, one each in district of Sonipat, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Mewat, Palwal and Faridabad to regulate traffic on the expressway.

Deputy Inspector General, Traffic, Rakesh Arya has directed all the traffic incharges to spread awareness about traffic norms and strict enforcement of the rules to regulate traffic. He also urged the motorists especially the women motorists to abide by the traffic rules and to use helmets. At the same time, police would also ensure that general public did not face any harassment, the spokesman added. 

He further said that Police would also make sure the documentation of traffic offences in the form of photographs and videography would be done to be presented to the High Court as evidence and to ensure strict legal action.

DIG Arya has also urged the motorists especially the women motorists to always wear helmet, follow the prescribed speed limit on the road and abide by the traffic rules to ensure their safe journey.

As many as 11,88,562 challans have been issued for all kind of traffic violations during the last five months period i.e. from January 1 to May 27, 2018. In addition, police has issued challans to 2,93,286 male motorists and 5,968 female motorists riding without helmet, the spokesman added.