Telangana Stretches Road Safety Net with New Traffic Regulations
Telangana is implementing stricter traffic regulations to reduce road accidents and promote driver discipline. This includes heavy fines for repeated offenses and potential bans on vehicle registrations and ownership.
Highlights
- •Telangana Tightens Traffic Rules: Addressing safety concerns with significant penalties.
- •Fines for Speeding and Running Red Lights Increase Dramatically: Second violations carry severe consequences.
- •Underage Driving Penalties Are Harsh, including substantial fines and potential prison sentences.
- •Failure to Pay Fines Leads to Blacklisting: Owners can't sell or renew vehicle insurance.
The traffic regulations in Telangana are set to tighten significantly. The new measures address speeding, running red lights, helmet usage, underage driving, and yielding to emergency vehicles. This updated framework is part of a wider initiative by the government to tackle escalating road accident concerns and promote driver discipline.
Fines for Repeated Offenses
The penalties include substantial fines for each subsequent violation. For example:
- Speeding: Rs 2,000 (first offense), Rs 20,000 (second offense)
- Running a red light: Rs 500 (first offense), Rs 5,000 (second offense)
- Not wearing a helmet: Rs 100 (first offense), Rs 1,000 (second offense) and a three-month suspension of the driving license
The strictest rule targets underage driving. Minors caught driving for a second time face heavy fines of Rs 25,000 and up to three years in prison.
Further penalties include:
- Failing to yield to an ambulance: First offense - Rs 1,000; Second offense - Rs 10,000
If a vehicle accumulates more than five challans in a year without paying within 45 days, it will be blacklisted. This means the owner cannot sell or renew its insurance and faces digital restrictions on their registration certificate (RC) and license.
