Gurgaon: In a first, traffic police have started filing FIRs against the drivers of commercial vehicles found violating lane driving norms on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. As many as 14 FIRs have been filed in two days, cops said.
The move comes three weeks after police, for the first time, deployed drones to manage traffic on the high-speed stretch, using them to spot congestion and accelerate response as well as issue challans for lane driving violations.
At present, traffic cops are enforcing lane driving only for commercial vehicles on the expressway, which witnesses heavy traffic, especially during rush hours when people drive to offices in the NCR city and return home from there.
Traffic police started booking drivers for the violation on January 8. “After using drones for checking lane violations in December, we have gone a step ahead and are lodging FIRs to ensure strict compliance of lane driving norms by commercial vehicles. We will continue to take strict action against violators,” DCP (traffic) Virender Vij told TOI.
Those booked for far include the drivers of two trucks, two trolley trucks, two dumper trucks, one mini-truck, one mini-bus, one auto and five light commercial vehicles. In the first nine days of this year, a total of 1,967 challans have been issued for the offence, and police have collected nearly Rs 20 lakh in fines.
The move comes three weeks after police, for the first time, deployed drones to manage traffic on the high-speed stretch, using them to spot congestion and accelerate response as well as issue challans for lane driving violations.
At present, traffic cops are enforcing lane driving only for commercial vehicles on the expressway, which witnesses heavy traffic, especially during rush hours when people drive to offices in the NCR city and return home from there.
Traffic police started booking drivers for the violation on January 8. “After using drones for checking lane violations in December, we have gone a step ahead and are lodging FIRs to ensure strict compliance of lane driving norms by commercial vehicles. We will continue to take strict action against violators,” DCP (traffic) Virender Vij told TOI.
Those booked for far include the drivers of two trucks, two trolley trucks, two dumper trucks, one mini-truck, one mini-bus, one auto and five light commercial vehicles. In the first nine days of this year, a total of 1,967 challans have been issued for the offence, and police have collected nearly Rs 20 lakh in fines.