The Delhi Traffic Police has issued around 3,000 challans in just 21 days of the inauguration of Signature Bridge for violation the road rules, including driving without helmets, triple riding, dangerous driving and speeding of vehicles. Also, as per the data, the traffic police are witnessing more than 100 motorist violating the laid down road norms and provisions of Motor Vehicles Act.
The Signature Bridge was thrown open to the public on November 4 by the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. With getting a huge fan following as a ‘selfie spot’, the bridge has also become a dangerous pathway as a total of three people were killed and one injured in two separate accidents on two consecutive days recently. According to the data shared by the traffic police, the total number of 2620 challans was issued from November 6 to till date including the App challan. Further, large number of challans was issued for riding without helmets, improper parking and one way violation/ drive against traffic flow. A total number of 604 challans were issued for riding without helmet, 400 challan issued for improper parking and 284 challans issued for one way violations.
Further, a total of 111 challans were issued for triple riding, nearly 51 challans and 48 for over-speeding issued for dangerous driving and around 151 vehicles has been towed away by the traffic police.
“The enforcement has been strictly imposed on this flyover to make the commuting safe for the commuters. Around 12 traffic police personnel have been deployed at the bridge and its approach road on the Khajuri side from 8 am to 8 pm and asserted they were making efforts to make the flyover safer for commuters,” said a senior traffic police official.
A 24-year-old was killed and his cousin injured on November 24 after their motorcycle skidded off the Bridge just a day after two medical students were killed in an accident on the bridge. Moreover, the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation department in order to curb the road violations and accidents taking place, has issued directives to shut Signature Bridge from 11 pm to 5 am in the morning till the completion of the remaining construction work.