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| Traffic police launches massive drive against rash driving | | '97 bikes seized, 79000 recovered as fine' | |
EArLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Jun 4: In an effort to streamline traffic in the city, police has launched a special drive against motorcyclists indulging in rash driving and triple riding throughout the city.
"We have decided to seize the motorcycles which over speed or triple ride", Inspector General of Police (Traffic), Muneer Ahmad Khan told on Monday, adding traffic police will not tolerate indiscipline on roads.
Khan expressed his dismay over the fact that Police had to teach young motorcyclists the manners which was the prime responsibility of their parents. "Parents of these youths should be ashamed of this nonsense driving by their children. Traffic police is doing what they (parents) should have done at home", Khan lamented.
Meanwhile, launching a massive crack-down, traffic police on Monday seized 97 motorcycles and recovered an amount of 79 thousand rupees from drivers and bikers indulging in over-speeding, rash driving and other illegal means.
"We have seized 97 motorcycles and recovered 79000 rupees for over speeding, triple riding and riding without helmet today and we will continue this campaign against the road rage", SSP traffic Haseebur Rehman told KNS over phone. "We have also challaned 477 bikers, which include both compound and court challans", he added.
The IGP traffic, while talking to KNS, said that all other efforts of educating people have proved futile and nobody seemed to lend ear to their requests which has compelled Police to take some stiff decisions. "We cannot allow motorcyclists to create ruckus on roads, we will take stern action to save precious human lives", the officer asserted.
When asked how the police could seize motorcycles driven by genuine license holders, IG Traffic said that legal provision for such action exists. "We have every legal authority to cease the vehicle to check rash driving and other such offences", he said. "MVA has become obsolete and is outdated. You can't expect any significant change with a hundred rupee fine for violation of traffic rule", added Khan emphasizing that with changing times the act regulating Motor Vehicles in the state have to change.
He vowed that from the next week a similar kind of drive will be launched against Tipper and Sumo drivers whose vehicles will be ceased for rash driving.
Meanwhile, youth in the city have criticized government for resorting to what they called 'dictatorial attitude'. "They are not bothered about rash driving; they are doing it in wake of Khanyar shootout", Sajad, a University student told KNS, adding youth in the valley are being deprived of affordable self transport facility. However, the Inspector General of Traffic police denied that there was any security reason behind the move, "There is no security reason whatsoever behind our initiative. This is purely to streamline the traffic in the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar", he said.
Echoing similar views, the SSP Traffic Srinagar said that the drive will continue and special focus will be on Dalgate, Boulevard and Foreshore roads. "The drive will continue in future also. The violators will be dealt strictly, especially those who travel without helmets or resort to triple driving and rash driving", he said. "We have set up special squads for surprise checking on different roads to ensure overall coverage."
He also called upon parents to understand their duty towards their children and prevent them from resorting to rash driving and illegal means.
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