E-challans cross 1 lakh mark in city; 59,141 challaned for not wearing helmet
   Date :11-Jun-2020

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By Dheeraj Fartode :
 
Fine collectively worth Rs 4.08 crore was imposed on the violators 
 
NAGPUR Traffic Police have issued massive 1,08,210 e-challans under ‘one state, one e-challan’ system since February 8, 2019 and of them a whopping 59,141 (54.65%) motorists have been served e-challans for riding vehicle without helmet. Statistics of e-challan between February 8, 2019 and June 9, 2020 of Nagpur City, stated that fine collectively worth Rs 4.08 crore was imposed against the rule violators. The newly-introduced ‘one state, one e-challan’ system has become the most potent weapon for traffic police to rein in violators.
 

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The police have issued 18,198 (16.80%) e-challan against four-wheeler drivers for not using seat belt, 15,275 (14.10%) e-challans for excess passengers, 2,919 e-challans (2.69%) for halting ahead of white line at traffic signals, 2,902 (2.68%) e-challans for riding triple seat on motorcycle, 2,082 (1.92%) e-challans for not stopping before stop line, 1,052 (0.97%) for parking the vehicle in no parking area, 645 (0.59%) e-challans for wrong side driving and 7,491 for other traffic rule violations. A whopping 54.65% e-challans issued by police were for not wearing helmet, showing apathy among the people about their own safety. A road safety expert said that wearing helmet could save a precious human life and people should voluntarily wear it for their own safety.
 
Another matter of concern is four-wheeler drivers not using seat belt as 18,198 four-wheelers drivers have been booked by the police. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Traffic, Vikram Sali told ‘The Hitavada’ that use of helmet and seat belt was mandatory for the safety of the motor vehicle users. If the citizens wear the headgear then they could save their head from injuries and road fatalities, DCP Sali said and added that the traffic police were planning a special drive across the City against rule violators. “Special points will be chosen for the drive where teams of traffic police would be deployed including all major and minor roads to send a strict message of wearing headgear to citizens,” DCP Sali assured.
 
The officer further said that the vehicle users get SMS alert on their registered mobile phone about the e-challan within seconds through the ‘one state, one e-challan’ system. The information of rule violation is being synchronised with national database and it would help the cops to identify repeat offenders and initiate action against them including cancellation of driving license. He added that use of helmet would also save people from infection of novel coronavirus as it works like a face mask.