Think Before Violating Road Safety Rules: Mangalore Police Suggest Suspension of 170 Driving Licenses

Mangalore city police have recommended the suspension of 170 driving licences for violations of IPC and Motor Vehicles Act sections by motorists from July 27 to August 6. Total 95 cases were registered for riding without a helmet, which accounted for the highest number. The other violations include accident cases-24, overspeed/rash and negligent cases- 12, goods vehicle carrying passengers-11, using a mobile phone while driving-5, red signal jumping-7, triple riding-3 and without seat belt cases-13.

City police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R Jain said in an attempt to prevent accidents, in the past 11 days, 89 cases have been booked for carrying passengers in vehicles beyond the permitted capacity and six cases have been booked for violating the one-way traffic rule while driving.

It may be recalled that from July 13 to 26, the police recommended the suspension of 222 DLs. The suspension period is determined based on the severity of the offence.