A few days after the amended Motor Vehicles Act came into force, a Delhi-based man was fined Rs 23,000 for driving a motorcycle without a helmet and also for not carrying important documents.
The Strict Traffic Rules Act came into force on 1 September, with fines exceeding four times in some cases. On Day One, 39,000 drivers were fined for various offenses, including triple riding, pollution, tampering number plates, using a pressure horn, and talking on mobile phones during riding / driving.
Gurugram Police issued Dinesh Madan a challan on Monday, near the district court in Gurugram, for not carrying the documents including his driving licence, registration certificate of the motorcycle and the pollution certificate.
“As Madan was not wearing his helmet, he was stopped by the on-duty traffic personnel. He was unable to produce his documents, when asked. Hence, the challan was issue,” the traffic police officer at the location said.
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Madan, however, said that he had not violated any traffic rule and the amount was hefty.
“I have not violated any traffic rules. They asked me to produce the documents in 10 minutes, which was impossible. They stopped me for not wearing the helmet and said that I have been penalised Rs 1,000 for that,” he added, IANS reports
In addition to the recognized offenses, jumping red lights and riding two-wheelers without helmets, stopping emergency vehicles has been introduced as a crime, and parents of teenagers caught on the wheel will be fined and trespassed. Crime will be committed
