Lens & order: Cameras snap 3.6k eway violations in 5 days in Gurgaon
The enforcement drive, which began on July 10, has targeted violations such as speeding, lack of helmets, triple-riding, wrong-side driving, and unauthorised vehicle entry.
According to police data, out of the total 3,600 challans, the highest number, 2,500, were issued for driving without a seat belt. Additionally, 650 challans were issued for not wearing helmets, 250 for overspeeding, 90 for no entry by slow-moving vehicles such as bikes and auto-rickshaws, 85 for triple riding, and nine for wrong-side driving on these two busy national expressways.
"We had already alerted the public that we would start sending e-tickets or postal challans for the violations captured through the ANPR cameras on these two national expressways from July 10. Unfortunately, many commuters continue to risk lives by dangerous driving. Our aim is to curb such driving to save precious lives, and thus challenging will be more rigorous in the coming days through the CCTVs," ASI Vikas Verma, traffic police spokesperson, stated.
He added that slow-moving vehicles should strictly refrain from using Dwarka Expressway to avoid accidents.
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Previously, there were cameras on the expressways, but not ANPRs. Additionally, NHAI installed 110 traffic monitoring cameras (TMCs) to assist the agency in removing vehicles from these highways in case of breakdowns.
Notably, in June, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) requested the Gurgaon traffic police to restrict slow-moving vehicles on NH48 (Delhi-Jaipur highway) from Sirhaul border to Kherki Daula toll plaza and on Dwarka Expressway from Kherki Daula to Delhi border. These restrictions required banned vehicles to use the service roads, which the traffic police enforced on June 25. However, numerous restricted vehicles can still be frequently observed using these roads.
NHAI's directives aimed to prevent accidents on the two major national highways. The speed limit for cars was set at 80 km/h, while trucks had to adhere to a 60 km/h limit on NH48.
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