74,000 Traffic Violations Recorded Across Gujarat in August

Traffic violations continue to pose a major challenge on roads across Gujarat, with 74,242 motorists booked for wrong-side driving and overspeeding in August, according to a statewide traffic police drive.

Of these, 36,159 motorists were caught driving on the wrong side of the road, while 38,083 cases of overspeeding were recorded. Traffic police collected Rs 3.64 crore in fines for wrong-side driving and imposed fines totalling Rs 1.69 crore for overspeeding.

Over 31,000 illegal parking cases

The statewide drive also targeted illegal parking on highways and major roads. Police registered 10,408 cases for illegal parking on national highways and another 20,813 cases on state highways and other major roads, taking the total to 31,221 cases.

Number plates next on traffic police radar

After targeting wrong-side driving, overspeeding and illegal parking, traffic police have now launched a month-long drive against vehicles with missing, tampered or improper number plates, continuing until October 14.

Action will be taken against vehicles without number plates, as well as those with covered or altered plates or plates carrying unauthorised letters, symbols or other writing.

Police drives often bring only temporary relief

Traffic drives are conducted periodically during festivals and at other times to curb violations. However, despite such enforcement measures, violations often return to previous levels within a few days, raising questions about the long-term effectiveness of periodic crackdowns.