Fatal accidents down by 38%: Top cop
TNN | Feb 6, 2019, 23:57 ISTDharwad: Due to effective implementation of traffic rules, the number of fatal accidents has come down by 38% in the twin cities, claimed Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner M N Nagaraj.
Inaugurating the 30th National Road Safety Week at Kalabhavan here on Wednesday, he said that during the past one year, the twin cities witnessed 26 murders and 400 fatal road accidents. “One of the main reasons for road accidents is not driving two-wheelers without wearing helmet plus rash and negligent riding, particularly by youths,” he said.
With youths not mending their ways despite repeated appeals, the police department conducted seminars, workshops and screening of documentary at educational institutions on the precautions to be taken while driving. “To some extent, these measures have helped create traffic awareness among the people,” Nagaraj said.
He said that penalty is imposed to bring traffic discipline and not harass people. Nagaraj informed that in 2016, police collected fine to the tune of Rs 3 crore. This increased to Rs 4.5 crore in 2017 and last year, the department collected fine of Rs 6 crore from traffic rule offenders. “The need of the hour is to strengthen the people-friendly police and police-friendly people bond so that the fatal road accidents and other crime incidents in the twin cities are brought down,” he said.
College students and police officials participated in a rally which started at Kadapa Maidan.
Inaugurating the 30th National Road Safety Week at Kalabhavan here on Wednesday, he said that during the past one year, the twin cities witnessed 26 murders and 400 fatal road accidents. “One of the main reasons for road accidents is not driving two-wheelers without wearing helmet plus rash and negligent riding, particularly by youths,” he said.
With youths not mending their ways despite repeated appeals, the police department conducted seminars, workshops and screening of documentary at educational institutions on the precautions to be taken while driving. “To some extent, these measures have helped create traffic awareness among the people,” Nagaraj said.
He said that penalty is imposed to bring traffic discipline and not harass people. Nagaraj informed that in 2016, police collected fine to the tune of Rs 3 crore. This increased to Rs 4.5 crore in 2017 and last year, the department collected fine of Rs 6 crore from traffic rule offenders. “The need of the hour is to strengthen the people-friendly police and police-friendly people bond so that the fatal road accidents and other crime incidents in the twin cities are brought down,” he said.
College students and police officials participated in a rally which started at Kadapa Maidan.
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