Motor Vehicles Act was amended on 1st September 2019 and with this amendment came hefty fines for the violators of traffic rules. This did force the rowdy drivers of Delhi-NCR region to follow the rules, but not for a very long time.
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- According to the Delhi Traffic Police, the month of September saw a huge decline in the number of violations. The number dropped by nearly 66% as compared to the same month in the year 2018. The number of challans was 1,73,921 this September as compared to 5,24,819 during the same month in 2018.
- Around 14,000 notices were issued every day for the camera-detected violations before the amendment in motor vehicles act. This number also saw a 50% decline after the amended motor vehicle act was implemented.
- The data released by the Delhi Police has shown that 13,281 challans for speeding were issued in September 2018 whereas only 3,366 such challans were issued in 2019 for the same month.
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- Other violations also saw a steep decline in numbers in September month. But all this was temporary.
- The cops soon started facing issues with the implementation as the Delhi Government didn’t notify the amended Motor Vehicles Act for the capital region, which meant that the traffic police cannot issue fine to any violator on the spot.
- Also, there we no challans being issued for the camera-detected violations and people started to abuse this problem and the violations have increased again. Though the police have warned every violator that all the data are being stored for prosecutions in future.
- According to an officer, the court process for challans requires a person to keep his registration certificate or the licence to the officer issuing challan and is only given back once the challan is paid fully. But since the notices for camera-based violations are sent online, the documents cannot be seized, of which people seem to take advantage.
People need to understand that responsibility to keep the roads safe is not only for the government but for them too.
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