Police launch crackdown against driving by minors; book 81 cases Mysore/Mysuru: Law is finally catching up with minors who drive cars or ride two-wheelers. 18 is the age to secure a Driving Licence and the City Police have launched a crackdown on children getting on to roads with their vehicles. After Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri…
Don’t allow minors to drive vehicles: City Police tell parents
February 23, 2021MGP organises virtual meet on road safety and ways to curb traffic violations and accidents Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of increasing road accidents caused by minors driving vehicles, the Police have asked parents to discourage underage driving and not to hand over the vehicle keys to them unless they have valid driving licences. Police said…
Rs. 1.50 crore collected as traffic fines every month
February 21, 20215,000 violators booked every day, netting a revenue of Rs. 5 lakh As of now no plans of reintroducing drunken driving checks: City Top Cop Mysore/Mysuru: City Traffic Police has been helping the Government to fill its coffers with the huge amounts collected in the form of fines from rule violators. Every day, over 5,000…
City Traffic Cops imparted training in Basic Life Support and First-Aid
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of 32nd National Road Safety Month, Mysuru City Traffic Police and Columbia Asia Hospital, Mysuru, conducted a Basic Life Support (BLS) and First-Aid training programme for City Traffic Police at the training hall of K.R. Police Station on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5. In all, 218 Police personnel received hands-on training on…
KSRTC drivers issued notices for traffic violations
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City Traffic Police, through KSRTC Depot Manager, have issued notices to KSRTC drivers for traffic violations and have instructed them to pay the penalty. Enforcement Automation Centre at City Police Commissioner’s Office under Motor Vehicles Act 1988, Column 133, has issued digital notices to the erring drivers. The drivers of KA-09-F-5204 belonging to Depot-1,…
Traffic Police intensify checks; collect Rs. 1.36 crore in one month
December 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Vehicle users, especially two-wheeler riders — who were used for a care-free ride without wearing helmets and flouting traffic rules after lockdown and amidst virus scare — are in for a shock over the last few days as the Traffic Police have started cracking down on even smallest of violations. The crackdown has netted…
Face mask mandatory even if full face helmet is worn
November 24, 2020Cops collect fine from rider despite argument Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic Police have collected fine from a two-wheeler rider for not wearing face mask despite him arguing with the Cops that he was wearing a full face helmet. The incident took place at Shanthala Theatre Signal Lights junction in city recently and the video of which has…
Clear pending traffic violation dues, renew your vehicle documents
October 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Planning to obtain Fitness Certificate, Emission Test Certificate or Insurance renewal for your vehicle? Then clear your pending traffic violation penalties first before obtaining the documents. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar told Star of Mysore that most of the vehicle owners do not respond to notices sent to them on traffic violation…
City Traffic Police installs median reflectors, road reflector studs
September 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara fast approaching, the Mysuru City Traffic Police have taken up installation of median reflectors, road reflector studs and road safety sign boards across the city. The installation works began yesterday at several places like Kalidasa Road where the medians are not clearly visible after dark. These reflectors will alert the motorists of…
Thathaiah Circle is now Zero Tolerance
August 8, 2020K. R. Traffic Police educating motorists Mysore/Mysuru: With the city witnessing rampant traffic violations during COVID-19 times, the K.R.Traffic Police on Friday conducted a Zero Tolerance Drive at Thathaiah Circle, the junction of Chamaraja Double Road and Sayyaji Rao Road, during which they sensitised the motorists on the importance of following traffic discipline. Asking the…
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