Quick and drunk drivers may soon lose their license

In a bid to address road safety issues and deter habitual offenders, the Delhi Traffic Police has written to the secretary of the Delhi Transport Department to cancel the driving licenses of vehicle owners who have had three offenses of dangerous driving and drunken driving and driving drunk or more. yati relating to common hallans.

This comes in light of the recently released Delhi Road Accident Report 2023, which revealed that pedestrians or motorists traveling on the national capital’s roads are among the most prone to road fatalities, with data showing that they are 43 and 38 per cent of such victims respectively.

“In 2023, 622 pedestrians died in 618 fatal crashes involving all types of vehicles, compared to 629 pedestrian fatalities in 2022. The maximum number of pedestrian fatalities were caused by cars, jeepneys and taxis, which rose to 76 this year from 69 last year. 2022,” the message says.

In addition, it was found that two-wheeler drivers were the second most killed in road accidents. “The above figure shows 538 fatal two-wheeler accidents in 2023 compared to 539 in 2022. These two-wheelers are most affected by heavy duty vehicles (HTV) (89), followed by cars/jeeps/taxi (66) in 2023. “, it states.

According to a report prepared by the traffic police and released by Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, the number of deaths due to road accidents has decreased from 1,264 in 2022 to 1,257 in 2023, despite an increase in vehicle registrations.

In addition, the number of drivers who were issued with protocols for traffic violations increased from 4,38,052 in 2022 to 6,39,097 in 2023.

Ajay Chaudhary, Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said, “Delhi Traffic Police’s efforts have resulted in an overall reduction in road accident deaths in Delhi by 20 percent over the last decade. Continuing our efforts to save lives, we now focus on pedestrian-oriented traffic management.”

In the report, the traffic police also identified 10 black spots, including ISBT Kashmere Gate, Mukarba Chowk, Libaspur bus stand, Kashmere Gate Chowk, Burari Chowk, Britannia Chowk, Bhalswa Chowk, Wazirpur Depot, Mori Gate and Gandhi Vihar bus station.

The report also mentions 10 roads that have recorded ten or more deaths in the past year: NH-8, Kanjhawala Road, NH-24, Patel Road and Pankha Road, among others.

The traffic department added that 4,000 personnel, including 400 security guards, will be deployed on Delhi’s roads in view of the festival and the increase in air quality index. In addition, 72 cranes will be deployed in the coming months to remove or tow vehicles, as well as 150 motorcycles to regulate traffic.