Users of over 7K vehicles with fake & faulty number plates penalised in two weeks
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Users of over 7,000 vehicles were penalised for fake and faulty number plates across the State in 15 days. Besides this, over 1,500 two-wheeler riders were also penalised for wearing inferior quality helmets which were without ISI-mark, said the director of traffic directorate Mukhtar Mohsin. He said that authorities are taking effective action against those violating traffic rules since the installation of Red Light Violation Detection (RLVD), Speed Violation Detection System (SVDS) and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at many places in the State. The authorities observed while carrying out the challan process via these cameras that many similar number plates were being used by different vehicle operators. Many faulty number plates were also observed in many cities.
He said that it was also observed that many two-wheeler riders were also wearing poor quality helmets just for the sake of avoiding penalties rather than for their own protection. This ignorance often leads to severe head injuries and sometimes death in case of road accidents. Considering these issues, a 15-day campaign was conducted last month across the State to raise awareness about traffic rules and to take action against violations. He said that a total of 7,027 challans were issued against counterfeit or faulty number plates besides seizing 252 vehicles. Also, challans were issued against 1,515 vehicle users for using poor quality helmets without ISI marks besides seizing 144 vehicles. Mohsin said that authorities often receive complaints about drunk driving, especially from the mountainous areas which drastically increases the risk of accidents.
Taking cognisance of this, authorities issued 456 challans for drunk driving and seized 422 vehicles. He said that all officials concerned have been directed to take action against violators regularly in their respective areas to ensure locals follow traffic rules.
