Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 10: As jumping of traffic lights is going on unabated, the Traffic Police has decided to start taking action against the violators and impose heavy fine.
Reports said that there is hardly any place where the traffic lights are not jumped by vehicle operators and in the absence of any action from the Traffic Police, this practice has been going on unabated ever since the installation of traffic signals in Jammu.
“What to talk of jumping traffic signals even there is no adherence to the yellow line and zebra crossing which is resulting into chaos and confusion as soon as lights turn green”, reports said, adding “this practice is going on unchecked despite the fact that it is fraught with the risk of causing tragic accidents”.
In order to ensure strict adherence to the new system of traffic regulation, the Traffic Police has decided to start taking action against the violators by imposing heavy fine.
“We are not going to spare such violators as enough time has been given to the general public to understand the new system and strictly adhere to the same”, DIG Traffic, Jammu, Danish Rana said when contacted, adding “we carried out awareness about the new system through different means and now we have been left with no other option but to start initiating action as warranted under the law”.
In response to a question, Mr Rana said, “under the Motor Vehicle Act, the minimum fine for jumping of traffic signals is Rs 250 and maximum is Rs 500. According to our view point, this fine is meagre”, adding “we have decided to impose fine of Rs 1000 on such violators as jumping of traffic lights is considered as dangerous driving and can lead to tragic accidents”.
“We have also placed orders for the Public Address System, which will be put in place at prominent places to warn the vehicle operators against jumping the traffic lights and crossing the yellow lines when the signals turn red”, he said.
Sources said that while ensuring strict adherence to the traffic lights and yellow lines, the Traffic Police should also make sure that mini-buses stop only at the identified stops as the stopping of passenger vehicles in haphazard manner creates problems when the traffic signals turn green.
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