Watch: Cops put brakes on footpath parking
35 cases of wrong parking booked in East Division
Next time you see an empty spot on the footpath and want to park your car, think again. Withfootpath parking becoming a menace in the city, the traffic police have begun a drive against it and are removing such vehicles.
Narayan M, DCP Traffic East, said the drive is currently taking place in the East traffic division and will continue across the city. “With noproper parking space , motorists often end up parking on the no-parking zones, which affect traffic movement in those areas. They even park their vehicles on the footpath and leave them there for hours. This obstructs pedestrians’ way and they often end up using the roads to walk, which is not safe. We started this drive a few weeks back and are booking such vehicles as well as clearing them from the no-parking spots and footpaths,” he said.
the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). “We have been assisting them to clear the encroachment so that pedestrians can easily walk on the footpath.”
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According to the police, since a lot of people working from home, they have started parking their vehicles in front of their houses on footpaths, blocking the pedestrian’s way. After receiving a few similar complaints, the cops started the drive and cleared the footpaths. On Tuesday, the cops booked about 35 cases of wrong and footpath parking in the East division along with 45 cases under Karnataka Police Act.
A senior officer said they often take up such drives across the city and book cases against the violators. “As December is considered as crime prevention month, we have been clearing the vehicles and spreading awareness about traffic rules,” he said.
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Next time you see an empty spot on the footpath and want to park your car, think again. With
Narayan M, DCP Traffic East, said the drive is currently taking place in the East traffic division and will continue across the city. “With no
At various roads in the city, cars were seen parked on footpaths, on Tuesday
He added that they are even evicting street vendors who are encroaching on footpaths along with
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“It is sad to see the poor condition of the road, especially after paying Rs 140 as return toll. After NICE Road, this is the costliest stretch and arguably one of the worst stretches to drive,” said Shivakumara Swamy, a techie.
According to the police, since a lot of people working from home, they have started parking their vehicles in front of their houses on footpaths, blocking the pedestrian’s way. After receiving a few similar complaints, the cops started the drive and cleared the footpaths. On Tuesday, the cops booked about 35 cases of wrong and footpath parking in the East division along with 45 cases under Karnataka Police Act.
A senior officer said they often take up such drives across the city and book cases against the violators. “As December is considered as crime prevention month, we have been clearing the vehicles and spreading awareness about traffic rules,” he said.
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