Traffic Fines-Increase (effective September 1, 2019)? .......Any hike in bribes???????
•For Rules of road regulation violation (new 177A)--
Old Penalty – Rs 100
New Penalty – Rs 500 (minimum)
•For Unauthorized use of vehicles without a license (180),
Old Penalty – Rs 1,000
New Penalty – Rs 5,000 (minimum)
•For driving without a license (181),
Old Penalty – Rs 500
New Penalty – Rs 5,000 (minimum)
•For Driving without qualification (182),
• Old Penalty – Rs 500
• New Penalty – Rs 10,000 (minimum)
•For Oversized vehicles (182B),
Old Penalty – New Rule
New Penalty – Rs 5,000 (minimum)
•For Over speeding (183),
Old Penalty – Rs 1,000
New Penalty – Rs 1,000 for LMV, Rs 2,000 for Medium Passenger Vehicle
•For Dangerous driving penalty (184),
Old Penalty – Rs 1,000
New Penalty – Up to Rs 5,000
•For Drunken driving (185),
Old Penalty – Rs 2,000
New Penalty – Rs 10,000 (minimum)
•For Speeding/ Racing (189),
Old Penalty – Rs 500
New Penalty – Rs 5,000 (minimum)
•For Vehicle without a permit (192A),
Old Penalty – Up to Rs 5,000
New Penalty – Up to Rs 10,000
•For Aggregators (violations of licensing conditions) (193),
Old Penalty – New Rule
New Penalty – From Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,00,000
•For Overloading (194),
Old Penalty – Rs 2,000, and Rs 1,000 per extra tonne
New Penalty – Rs 20,000, and Rs 2,000 per extra tonne
•For Overloading of Passengers (194A),
Old Penalty – NIL
New Penalty – Rs 1,000 per extra passenger
•For Seat Belt (194 B),
Old Penalty – Rs 100
New Penalty – Rs 1,000 (minimum)
•For Overloading of two-wheelers (194 C),
Old Penalty – Rs 100
New Penalty – Rs 2,000 and Disqualification of license for 3 months
•For Not providing a way for emergency vehicles (194E),
Old Penalty – New Rule
New Penalty – Rs 10,000 (minimum)
•For Driving without insurance (196),
Old Penalty – Rs 1,000
New Penalty – Rs 2,000 (minimum)
I want the Government to clarify whether the above fines are applicable to Government officials, Politicians (whether in power or not), retired public servants, coterie of politicians, VIPs, VVIPS, VVVVVVVVV------IPS?????
Its strange that the theory of imposing hefty fines would bring down the traffic violations...…. when driving licenses can still be procured thru bribes...
Nothing moves in an RTO's office without a bribe. So when bribe is demanded for issuing driving license, why the hell one would learn the skills of driving and traffic rules. Majority of vehicle owners (public) and also Government Department drivers' don't even know how to use rear and side mirrors and also its significance.
The Government is conveniently silent on curbing corruption. B'cos that's the life line of public servants and politicians. Otherwise, what's so great about Government jobs???????????????
Starting from National High-ways (another loot in the form of Toll) to small street roads none is without a pothole. We have lousy Government departments who don't even know how to lay a man-hole... These Man-holes either menacingly protrude or lie low as an ambush predator.. Are the Governments not aware of these killer holes as major cause for accidents (for two-wheelers)????
When no Government servant is honest and sincere in his duty, imposing sky-rocketing fines will no way discipline vehicle drivers..... It would only result in hike in bribes...…
Why the Central Government is not proposing death penalty for public servants indulging in corruption instead of symbolic location transfer..????? more