As cases of overspeeding saw a massive increase in 2014, the Delhi Traffic Police is in the process of procuring traffic gadget with enhanced surveillances capabilities to control the speeding of two-wheelers and four-wheelers. As per records, there were 383 cases of over-speeding cases last year while whopping 58,165 cases are reported till July 15 this year.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla said, “We have increased vigil near pub, hotels, malls, market places and launching special night checking drives to control the menace of drunken driving and over-speeding.”
A total of 18,645 drunk drivers were prosecuted, 9,941 vehicles were impounded and 6,235 drivers arrested till
July 15 this year. The special drive is held in evening hours till 10.30 pm.
Till July 15 this year, 58,165 over-speeding cases have been registered, an exponential increase over the last year’s 383 cases. There has been a fall in the number of fatal road accidents in Delhi compare to the years. As many as 844 cases of fatal accidents with 867 deaths have been reported against last year’s 973 cases of fatal accidents with 998 deaths.
However, total cases of prosecution have increased to 22,96,962 from last year’s 20,47,523.
A per statistics, 4,78,294 cases of red light jumps were registered against 5,17,430 cases last year. Cases of drunken driving show 1,279 more cases than last year’s 16,287.