Patna. To improve the traffic system across the state, fines are being imposed on the drivers who do not follow the rules including helmet, sheetbelt, overtake, speed driving, but now if the driver riding the triple loading bike is not wearing the helmet. The challan of both will be sent online simultaneously. For this, the Transport Department has made a new change.
Strictness will increase in rural areas also
The department’s helmet checking campaign has increased the number of people wearing helmets while driving across the state, but there is still a need for awareness regarding this in rural areas. It has been found in the departmental review meeting that the number of people wearing helmets has increased in the city, but in any area away from the city there is no strictness regarding helmets like in the cities. The department has instructed all the districts to make people aware about traffic rules as well as helmets in rural areas.
Children above five years of age will have to wear helmet regularly
According to traffic rules, helmet is mandatory for people above five years of age, but the department has found from the districts that apart from the helmeted driver, college and school children sitting behind do not wear helmets. As soon as this information was received, the department has decided that it is mandatory for children above five years of age to wear helmets.
Problems may increase for these vehicles
On the other hand, the problems of these vehicles running on the roads of the capital Patna may increase. A new rule has been issued by the traffic police, under which a fine will be imposed for installing black glass in vehicles. For the last few months, the traffic police in Bihar seems to be quite active, various campaigns are being run to make people aware.
this much will be the fine
A special campaign has been launched by the traffic police against vehicles having black glass. According to the report received by the traffic police, a fine of Rs 2500 will be imposed on any vehicle having black glass. This campaign will be run by the traffic police for seven days. With the help of CCTV cameras installed on the roads of the capital Patna, e-challan will be issued against the drivers who install black glass.
Do not use black glass in vehicles
Patna Traffic SP Puran Jha while appealing to the public said that do not use black glass in your vehicles, if caught, challan will be issued. While talking to the media personnel in clear words, he requested the general public to follow the traffic rules. Nowadays in Patna, vehicles with black glass are being caught with the help of CCTV cameras and the process of challan is being done immediately. On behalf of the police, an appeal has been made to the public not to use tinted glass in the vehicles at all, as well as to follow the traffic rules properly.
This much challan was issued with the help of CCTV
For the last few months, challans are being issued on the roads of the capital Patna only through CCTV cameras. At the rate of e-challan, people are strictly following the traffic rules. According to the report, in the month of August, with the help of HD devices and CCTV cameras installed in Smart City, 33269 vehicles were fined 4.11 crores. On August 31, a fine of Rs 8 lakh was imposed on 644 vehicles plying on the roads of the capital Patna. On the same day, 31 vehicles violating the traffic rules were also seized by the police. The CCTV department engaged in Smart City Patna has instructed all the districts of Bihar state that all the agencies should call and issue alerts to the vehicle drivers before the deadline.