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Delhi Police book 1,170 for wrong-side driving
Delhi Traffic Police has filed 1,170 FIRs and impounded 1,179 vehicles in a two-day crackdown on wrong-side driving held on May 22 and 23, an official said on Sunday. The drive covered…
The Story in Brief
Delhi Traffic Police has filed 1,170 FIRs and impounded 1,179 vehicles in a two-day crackdown on wrong-side driving held on May 22 and 23, an official said on Sunday. The drive covered major roads, intersections, highways and accident-prone stretches across the capital.
Police also issued 12,568 challans during the operation. A senior officer called wrong-side driving a "grave and life-threatening offence" that endangers road users and disrupts traffic flow. Strict legal action, including criminal cases and vehicle seizure, has been initiated against offenders.
The Indian Opinion
The numbers look impressive, but Delhi's roads will stay dangerous until enforcement becomes routine, not a two-day spectacle. Drivers flout rules daily because they rarely face consequences. The test is whether similar action continues next month and the month after. If challans drop back to normal, this drive was theatre. Will the police release weekly wrong-side driving figures for public scrutiny? That would show whether the crackdown changed habits or merely ticked a box.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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