How Many Are Too Many???

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Traffic law violation is a very broad subject. The traffic police try their best in Ahmedabad, but a lot of the responsibility is also of the people. We too are equally responsible for our safety as well as others. The main priority of the traffic department presently is child safety. Under this section, the violations that are being thoroughly monitored presently are overloaded school auto-rickshaws / vans and under-age driving.

School auto-rickshaws have a tendency to pack in many more kids than the law permits them to. Only 6 kids are allowed per rickshaw by the law. When this limit is crossed, children end up hanging out, from the sides of rickshaws; this is very dangerous for them. Some of them may just fall out and injure themselves very badly. Other school transport vehicles like vans also have the same problem. As long as the children they carry are all under the age of 12, they are permitted to carry 12 children. Although; they too pack in too many kids, who end up hanging out from the sides of the open door of the van or are very suffocated within.

Such vehicles are also supposed to have signage that they are school transports and they must stay under a certain speed limit because they are carrying children. These laws are freely violated by rickshaw drivers as well as vans. They over speed, overflowing with children and carry no signs showing that they are on school duty.

Though these rules are made solely for protecting children and the consequences are not unheard of, parents make little attempt to monitor the fact that the transport their children use to get to school are putting them in a very dangerous situation.

Another law that is made not only for the safety of the children but also for those who are around them is that nobody under the age of 16 can drive any kind of motored vehicles. There is a particular maturity required to be able to drive, without jeopardizing the safety of others. Children from the age of 16 to 18 can only drive 50 cc vehicles without gears. From 18 years onwards, all vehicles are allowed.

Drivers, who violate these laws, usually don’t have the maturity required to handle a fully motored and powerful vehicle on roads. They not only make mistakes endangering themselves but also run down pedestrians. These laws not only need to be thoroughly enforced by the traffic police but also by parents.

Below is a table that shows some traffic offences, the section under which they each fall and the fine for violating each one of them.

Detail	Provision of law, Section etc.	Fine
Violation of Traffic signal	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of stop line	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of lane	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of Rules duly promulgated	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of Traffic signs	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of Stop signal	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of No Entry	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of One way	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Violation of U Turn	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Offences pertaining to violation of prohibited area	Sec.199, 177 of M.V. Act	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Parking of vehicle in such a manner which may pose a risk to other vehicles.	122, 177	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Illegal parking on public road	122, 177	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
To drive a vehicle dangerously at high speed	184(a)	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
To drive a vehicle dangerously posing a threat to lives of other people.	184(a)	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
To drive a vehicle dangerously posing a threat to lives of other people.	184(b)	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
Using mobile while driving a vehicle	184(b)	Rs.50 for two wheeler Rs.75 for three wheeler Rs.100 for four / six wheeler
To drive a vehicle without license.	M.V. Act 181	Rs 500/- and detain vehicle for up to three months through court / R.T.O.
Driving a vehicle without registration	M.V. Act 192	Rs 5000/- and 10,000/- detain the vehicle through court / R.T.O.
Driving a vehicle without permit	M.V. Act 192	Rs 1000/- and detain vehicle for three months through court / R.T.O.
Driving a vehicle without insurance	M.V. Act 196	Rs 1000/- and detain vehicle for three months through court / R.T.O.
Driving vehicle at less than prescribed age	M.V. Act 181	Rs 500/- and detain vehicle for three months through court / R.T.O.
Drive vehicle after consuming intoxicants/substances(narco-drugs) etc.	M.V. Act 185	Initially Rs.2000/- and later Rs.3000/- and one year imprisonment through court
Vehicle driven by mentally and physically challenged people.	M.V. Act 186	Initially Rs.200/- and later Rs.500/- court/ R.T.O.
To run away after committing an accident.	M.V. Act 187	Initially Rs.500/- and later Rs.1000/- and six month court case.
To drive and use an unsafe vehicle	M.V. Act 190	Rs.250/- court / R.T.O.
To pose a hazard to traffic by using dilapidated vehicle.	M.V. Act 201	Rs.50/- per hour
To travel on footboard	M.V. Act 123	Initially Rs.100/- and later Rs.300/- and Court/R.T.O.
Regarding wearing of helmet	M.V. Act 129	Court fine
To drive overweight vehicle	M.V. Act 194	Initially Rs.2000/- and later Rs.5000/- court fine
To take away vehicle without permission	M.V. Act 197	3 month punishment or Rs.500/- court fine
Unauthorized interference regarding motor vehicle	M.V. Act 198	Rs.100/- fine by court punishment
To allow / permit an unauthorized person to drive a vehicle.	M.V. Act 180	3 month imprisonment or 1000/- court fine
To commit offences pertaining to license	M.V. Act 182	3 month punishment or 500/- court fine.
Punishment imposed for committing offence related to accident	M.V. Act 187	3 month punishment or 500/- court fine.

The above are some common violations that are fined on the spot when caught. Some of these fines should be raised to force people to abide by these laws. The above laws can be divided into two sections. Some such as the laws regarding wearing of helmet or seatbelts, concern the individual’s safety. He or she has to be responsible enough to wear a helmet and protect themselves against head injury in an accident. The traffic police can’t run after every single person who doesn’t wear a helmet and fine them. Same goes for the seatbelt law. Also, the strength of the Ahmedabad traffic police is not enough to monitor every crossroad, let alone monitor the wearing of helmets and seatbelts.

What they concentrate on are the laws that, if violated, endanger the safety of not only the violator but also of others. Some may merely create inconveniences but they do so not for the violator, but for others who did abide by the law. These are laws such as speed limits, one ways and abiding by other signs such as a no parking sign. These are the laws we must concentrate on even more and make sure that every single driver on the road obeys them.

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