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| Traffic rules being thrown to winds by transporters and drivers in Jammu | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 8
Despite repeated challans and fines imposed by the traffic police on those who continue to violate traffic rules drivers of matadors, cars, buses, three and two wheelers do not hesitate defying the traffic rules in the winter capital of the state.
Traffic authorities said that during the month of October challans were filed against 1322 mini buses, 342 cars, 3748 two wheelers and 324 trucks.” What else can we do?” asked one senior officer of the traffic police.
An impression has gone round in Jammu that the traffic police officials impose fines simply to increase the revenue of the state and they remain content with the recovery of fines.Others say that if the traffic police authorities meant business they could make things very difficult for the matador drivers who keep on violating the norms by overloading and rash driving. On number of routes the matador drivers ply their vehicles faster than “helicopters” and the policemen watch it as mute spectators.
The threewheeler drivers do not use metres and the distance wise rates are highest in Jammu when compared to other states and towns,including Delhi.More than 60 per cent twowheeler owners seldom use helmets.
The traffic police officials said that “we should not be blamed for it.We have a very small force and major portion of it is used for ensuring a hassle-free travel of ministers,especially chief minister,and other VIPs from one corner of the capital to the other.They said the main problem is the lack of initiative on the part of the Government in widening the roads and in constructing parking lots.
One official said that while the fleet of buses,cars,threewheelers and two wheelers has increased by 200 per cent during the last 10 years the road widening programme has not received any attention.
A snap survey has revealed that most of the busy crossings and rotaries in Jammu city remain unmanned by the traffic police.And amazingly three to four traffic policemen are seen manning a couple of crossings.There are no checks on speed and matadors stop at the will of the drivers to drop or pick up passengers which usually results in traffic jams.
People make a strong plea that at the railway station and bus stops and other crossings the fare for threewheelers should be displayed big boards so that passengers were not fleeced.It is no where in the country but only in Jammu that three wheeler walls charge a flat Rate of Rs.40 to Rs.50 for a distanced to two to three kilometers.
Others suspect a nexus between passenger ransporters and the traffic police because the drivers hardly honour the directions of the traffic cops. |
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