An enforcement drive against traffic violations resulted in 991 challans, totalling INR 99 lakh, issued to vehicles with black-tinted windows that impair visibility. This marks an increase from Jan last year when only 200 vehicles were penalised for similar violations.

Additionally, fines issued for other offences, including helmetless riding, wrong-side driving, and speeding in Jan 2025 amounted to 153,000 challans. According to official data, a large portion of the fines were directed at riders without helmets (28,557 challans) and pillion riders without helmets (40,304 challans). Wrong-side driving also emerged as a major concern, with 20,415 challans issued for this violation. Speeding was targeted as well, with 3,294 challans for over-speeding, resulting in fines of INR 65 lakh 88 thousand last month.

However, in Jan last year, 1032 challans were issued for drink and drive cases, while 126 people were fined for using mobile while driving, and 7396 vehicles were charged for changing lanes. Additionally, 9303 challans were issued for wrong parking, totalling 1.10 lakhs challans.

Meanwhile, DCP (traffic) Virendra Vij said, "Our focus remains on areas that contribute to accidents, such as lane changes, wrong-side driving, and overspeeding. We have also been setting up checkpoints over the weekends to curb dangerous driving behaviours and reduce the chances of untoward incidents."

Moreover, an issue that came to the fore was two-wheeler riders driving without number plates or indulging in dangerous triple riding, further endangering road safety. Following this crackdown, police launched a special drink-and-drive campaign from Feb 1 to Feb 13. The initiative resulted in the detection of 662 drivers, including 10 women, driving under the influence of alcohol.

"From Jan 1 to 31, we conducted a month-long awareness campaign to emphasise the crucial message of 'Road Safety is Life Saving, Obeying Traffic Rules.' Through 92 dedicated classes across schools, companies, and local communities, over 8,300 individuals received essential road safety training. The initiative targeted a wide demographic, educating about 2,535 students, teachers, and school staff in 20 schools; around 2,290 officers and employees in 12 factories and companies," said DCP.