Gurgaon: Traffic police have intensified surveillance on the city’s busiest corridors, with a special emphasis on “improving lane discipline and reducing accidents on high-speed corridors”. So, if you are a regular commuter on NH8, Dwarka Expressway or the Mumbai Expressway, expect stricter enforcement in the coming days.During a week-long special traffic campaign, conducted between June 29 and July 5, police issued 15,537 challans and collected Rs 1.7 crore in fines. While 9,889 challans were issued during on-ground enforcement, 5,648 were issued through automated camera surveillance. The fines collected through field-level challans alone totalled Rs 1,79,48,900.A senior police officer said that the traffic police are now focusing on lane change violations on the expressways as such violations lead to “major traffic congestion and road mishaps”. Using National Highways Authority of India cameras and drone technology, lane-changing and speeding violations are being monitored round the clock.“Around 150 cops have been deputed for the task to alert the vehicles to drive in their lane. These cops remain active on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway or Dwarka Expressway besides other key roads, including SPR, and use speakers to instruct the violators to stay in their lane to avoid penalty or legal action,” a traffic police officer said. The enforcement comes against the backdrop of violations — such as abrupt lane changes, wrong-side driving and overspeeding — continuing to pose serious safety risks.During field enforcement, wrong-side driving emerged as one of the most common violations, with 942 challans issued. Police also challaned 1,465 motorists for improper lane changing, 731 for riding without helmets, 643 for wrong parking, 617 pillion riders for not wearing helmets and 278 drivers for not wearing seat belts. Action was also taken against 207 motorists for drunk driving, 160 for violating road markings, 115 for making dangerous U-turns, 113 for triple riding, 31 for overspeeding, 26 for causing noise pollution and 25 for using mobile phones while driving.Automated enforcement through cameras detected an even higher number of violations. No-entry violations topped the list with 2,908 challans, followed by 1,653 for improper lane changing. Cameras also recorded 364 pollution-related violations, 268 cases of riders without helmets, 198 drivers without seat belts, 148 pillion riders without helmets, 57 overspeeding cases, 34 instances of triple riding and 18 cases where front-seat passengers were not wearing seat belts.Traffic police spokesperson Vikas Verma said: “Alongside enforcement, the traffic police continued its awareness campaign across the city. Through the Suraksha Rath initiative, road safety programmes were organised at 12 locations, reaching more than 350 residents and students. Participants were sensitised about traffic regulations, Dial 112, helpline number 1095 and safe driving practices, including maintaining lane discipline, avoiding wrong-side driving, adhering to speed limits, refraining from using mobile phones while driving, wearing helmets and never driving under the influence of alcohol.”
