In its bid to rein in drivers who exceed the speed limit, the Traffic Police has prosecuted over 37,000 motorists in the national Capital.
Apart from flagging those who cross the speed limit, Traffic Police have also issued over 7.1 lakh 'challans' for helmet-related rule violations in the current year.
It not just disregard for speed limits that is putting drivers and fellow commuters at risk; other potentially fatal practices include the rampant use of mobile phones while commuting and driving without wearing seats belts.
Issues of road safety have been brought to the fore by a few recent cases, including the tragic episode involving a moving car which plunged off a flyover in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area, killing four college students.
Traffic police authorities feel that many accidents could be avoided if people also adhered to other traffic regulations, besides driving vehicles at legally-permitted speeds.
"As many as 36,961 commuters were issued challans for speeding this year till May 15 this year. Besides, 7,12,343 people were fined in the same period for not wearing helmets," a senior Delhi Traffic Police official said.
At least 2,06,427 commuters have been fined till May 15 this year for seat belt violations and 9,259 for drunk- driving, police said.
The most common cause of accidents on India's roads is over speeding, which accounted for over 43 per cent of all accidents in 2015, according to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) figures.