Over the past week, traffic police fined 1,150 people for impaired driving; 3,600 signal jammer were placed on vehicles parked in the wrong area; and at least 5,000 people traveling without a helmet have been targeted.
The Pune Traffic Police Department has already started taking action on DUI cases ahead of the New Year celebrations. Over the past week, traffic police fined 1,150 people for driving in drunk; 3,600 jammers were placed on vehicles parked in the wrong area; and action has been taken against at least 5,000 people traveling without a helmet. Action was also taken in 11,500 other cases.
According to Tejaswi Satpute, the deputy chief of the traffic police, the fine was at least 5 million rupees in just one week.
Pune Police Chief K Venkatesham took to Twitter on Tuesday to update citizens on the number of emergency calls police have received after road accidents. He tweeted: “The 632 road accidents in Pune in November 2018 are a serious concern for all of us. The reduction of 12.83% in the number of accidents compared to October 18 is certainly not a comfort. Let's respect the highway code and reduce accidents in 2019.
Then, Satpute posted on the Weibo website a case of drunk driving, parking in an unauthorized area, and no helmet.
She wrote: “Dear Pune. We can do 1,150 drunk driving, 3,600 phone jammers, over 5,000 headset boxes and 11,500 more boxes. In just one week, we were fined 5 million rupees. This shows the number of offenses. Let us be welcome. the new year with a commitment to play by the rules. Be responsible and careful. "
The police commissioner announced that the traffic police will strictly enforce the city's mandatory helmet regulations from January 1, 2019.