The Rajasthan transport department penalized Deputy CM Premchand Bairwa’s son for not wearing a seatbelt, unauthorised car modifications, and using a mobile phone while driving. The incident sparked public outrage, with Bairwa later expressing regret over the matter.
Delhi LG VK Saxena proposes linking car insurance premiums to traffic violation records in a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The plan aims to reduce accidents and encourage safer driving by imposing higher premiums on repeat offenders.
The traffic police also targeted the misuse of red and blue beacons, hooters, sirens, and the unauthorized use of police and government signs/symbols on private vehicles.
Drivers who believe that a wrong challan has been issued, they can also file a complaint directly on the website.
After Baba Bageshwar arrived in Patna on May 13, Tiwari accompanied him in his car from Patna airport to Panash Hotel where he is staying.
The Andhra Pradesh transport department on Thursday raised the penalties for a range of traffic violations for better enforcement of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
An on-duty cop was dragged on the bonnet of a car by a traffic violator in Delhi's Dhaula Kuan area. The incident happened on Monday, October 12.
The fine for using horn in prohibited areas will be Rs 1,000 for the first time and Rs 2,000 for doing it again for the second time, fine for using a vehicle without insurance will now be Rs 2,000 for the first time and Rs 4,000 for the second time, it said.
Almost 2,000 people were fined for traffic violations in Noida everyday in 2019 and Rs 14.76 crore was recovered from them in penalties, leading to a whopping 532 per cent increase in revenue collection compared to 2018, according to official data.
More than 700 people, who were caught without helmet or seatbelt on their vehicles were penalized, while 66 vehicles impounded for violation of the Motor Vehicles Act in Noida, Greater Noida on Tuesday, police said.
Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan's troubles started earlier this month when he had a spat with Kairana Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Amit Pal Sharma over a traffic violation.
A Nagaland-registered truck was fined a whopping Rs 6.53 lakh for seven traffic violations in Odisha's Sambalpur. But, this was not under the new Motor Vehicles Act.
The unveiling of the new Motor Vehicle Act, which prescribes steep hike in the fine for traffic violations, has triggered a big controversy and an increasing number of states have decided not to implement it, arguing that it puts a disproportionate burden on the people.
Amid the mixed reaction of the implementation of the new Motor Vehicles Act, Bihar policemen now will be liable to pay double the penalty levied on the common man.
A truck driver from Rajasthan was fined Rs 1.41 lakh in Delhi under the new traffic rules of the amended Motor Vehicles Act. He was held for overloading by the enforcement wing of Delhi transport department.
According to Piyush Varshney, he was fined Rs 500 for not wearing car in his car
New traffic rules under the Motor Vehicles Act 2019 with revised penalty rates have set in India from September 1, 2019. It aims to tighten road traffic regulations such as the issuance of driving licence. The MVA 2019 imposes stricter penalties for violations in an attempt to improve road safety. However, with smart use of your smartphone, can save you from paying heavy penalty without breaking any traffic law.
In a Punjabi song shared by the Chandigarh Police on its Twitter handle, Singh said many people are killed in road accidents and fines for traffic violations were low, which failed to deter violators.
Ever since the traffic rules have been introduced in India under the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019, it has been digging deeper holes in the pockets of those found guilty of violations. In a recent case, an auto-rickshaw driver in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was fined a whopping Rs 47,500 for violating a slew of traffic rules under the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019.
Under the amended provisions, the penalty for traffic-related violations have been increased manifold.
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