Noida: 7,530 people fined in drive to curb road accidents
Hindustan TimesIn a bid to curb road accidents, Uttar Pradesh’s principal secretary on Thursday held a meeting on road safety in Greater Noida and directed the traffic police and the transport department to take measures and ensure that people comply with traffic rules. The Noida traffic police on Thursday conducted an enforcement drive and issued 7,530 fines, besides seizing 24 vehicles from different places for various traffic violations. The Noida traffic police later conducted an enforcement drive and issued 7,530 fines, besides seizing 24 vehicles from different places for various traffic violations. “The maximum fines were issued for riding without helmets, followed by unauthorised parking, wrong-side driving, red light jumping, driving without seatbelts, faulty registration number plate, tripling on bikes, PUC violation, without driving licence, using a mobile phone while driving, hooters and other violations 403,” said a traffic police officer.