In four hours, 919 booked for going mobile while driving in Bangalore

A special drive initiated by city traffic police saw them book as many as 919 cases of traffic violation, in the form of offenders speaking over mobile phone while driving, in four hours on Tuesday.

Revealing this, M Abdulla Saleem, additional commissioner of police (traffic and security), said that the drive was carried out between 12 noon and 4 pm and a fine amount of `91,900 was collected from the offenders.

“Talking over mobile while driving a vehicle is too dangerous an offence. With the driver concentrating more on the phone conversation, the person can meet with an accident. It can also kill innocent people on the road. Police are focused to book cases against such offenders,” said Saleem, requesting the public to avoid talking over mobile phone while driving.

Saleem also said that traffic police was creating awareness to avoid traffic offences in the city. “In case there is a need to receive or make a call, a person should stop the vehicle on the roadside and do so,” he said.

The special drives will continue to curb offences related to over-speeding, riding without wearing helmet, jumping traffic signal, defective headlights and other such cases. “Jumping the traffic signals, especially at night, is very dangerous. Most of the accidents occur due to signal jumping. Police will book such offenders,” said Saleem.

He said that people tend to avoid wearing helmet at peripheral roads and outskirts. In a clampdown on drink driving, traffic police had booked 719 cases on Saturday, said Saleem.