Drive against modified silencers, motorcycles

Coimbatore: The city traffic police plan to register cases against owners of two-wheelers, who have replaced factory-fitted silencers with modified ones.
Cops had found modified silencers on several bikes, deputy commissioner of police S R Senthilkumar said. “It is an offence under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Traffic cops have been instructed to find modified silencers when motorists stop at traffic signals. They will seize driving license and vehicle documents if they find such vehicles,” he said.
“We have also instructed representatives of motorcycle showrooms not to modify new motorcycles. They have to follow the government specifications. Traffic cops visited garages in city and instructed operators not to modify motorcycles and silencers. Such people will face legal action for violating traffic rules,” said Senthilkumar.
Police registered 6,71,241 cases for not wearing helmets and 27,328 cases for not wearing seatbelts between January 2021 – October 31, the officer said. “As many as 12,110 cases of speeding, 1,05,309 cases of red light jumping, 6,027 cases of using mobile phone while driving, 1,219 cases of drunken driving and 49 cases of overLoading were registered. A fine of Rs 3,72,32,360 was imposed on violators in the last 10 months,” he added.