Incentives for safety, penalties for traffic violations: Cyberabad’s new rules for delivery and bike taxi riders
2 months ago

Incentives for safety, penalties for traffic violations: Cyberabad’s new rules for delivery and bike taxi riders

The Hindu  

Delivery and bike taxi workers in the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate will now be subjected to mandatory alcohol tests before and after their shifts. This measure, introduced by the Cyberabad Traffic Police, aims to curb traffic violations and ensure road safety. Representatives from online food delivery and bike taxi platforms, along with traffic police officials, participated in the discussion. He also assured that the Cyberabad Traffic Police would conduct Traffic Safety Training Workshops to enhance awareness and compliance among riders.

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Bengaluru traffic police crackdown on e-commerce delivery violations, collect ₹10 lakh in fines: Report
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bengaluru traffic police crackdown on e-commerce delivery violations, collect ₹10 lakh in fines: Report

Hindustan Times  

Following multiple complaints about e-commerce delivery agents violating traffic rules in Bengaluru, the city’s traffic police conducted a special drive on Saturday, collecting a total fine of ₹9.64 lakh. During the drive, 1,859 cases were booked, and after imposing fines, delivery agents were also given a session on traffic rules and safety. During the drive, 1,859 cases were booked, and …

Measures identified to ease vehicular congestion in Cyberabad
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Measures identified to ease vehicular congestion in Cyberabad

The Hindu  

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Political meetings send commuting time haywire in Hyderabad
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Political meetings send commuting time haywire in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

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Hyderabad Traffic police organise awareness programme for auto, truck drivers
1 year, 1 month ago

Hyderabad Traffic police organise awareness programme for auto, truck drivers

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Traffic Police, on Tuesday, organised an awareness programme for auto and truck drivers, and hawkers, at Kings Palace Function Hall, Gudimalkapur. The 35th road safety month as directed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, involved several stakeholders like the Regional Transport Authorities, the police and highway. Police commissioner K. Sreenivasa Reddy said the awareness programmes as …

‘Big brother’ of traffic cops: Making roads justly safer in Karnataka
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Big brother’ of traffic cops: Making roads justly safer in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

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Heavy and goods vehicles banned on flyovers in Cyberabad limits
1 year, 2 months ago

Heavy and goods vehicles banned on flyovers in Cyberabad limits

Deccan Chronicle  

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Taxi and bike aggregators, online delivery firms told to appoint nodal officer to liaison with police, customers in Bengaluru
2 years, 3 months ago

Taxi and bike aggregators, online delivery firms told to appoint nodal officer to liaison with police, customers in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Pratap Reddy directed bike and taxi aggregators and food and goods delivery firms to appoint a nodal officer to redress complaints by customers and coordinate with the police round-the-clock. The aim of the meeting was to ensure the safety of people, especially women and children, who are availing the services of transport aggregators and delivery firms. The Electronics City police, …

Cyberabad Police Will Not Charge Hefty Fines for Helmet-less Rides Anymore, Instead Seize Bikes
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyberabad Police Will Not Charge Hefty Fines for Helmet-less Rides Anymore, Instead Seize Bikes

News 18  

To curb the menace of bikers riding vehicles without helmets, the Cyberabad police has come up with a new policy on helmets. Data on road accidents in 2020 revealed accidents to be very frequent on road stretches on Rajeev Rahadari, National Highway 44 and National Highway 65 where two-wheelers are driven recklessly without helmets and thus often fell prey to …

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