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Jail for wrong parking in Hyderabad

Hyderabad - At present, a fine ranging from Rs200 to Rs1,000 is imposed for either parking in a manner that "may pose a risk to other vehicles" or illegally "parking on a public road".

If you park your vehicle in the wrong places on Hyderabad roads, there are chances that you will be jailed. In a bid to enforce strict traffic rules, the city police have decided to prosecute the repeat offenders.
According to the latest norm, any motorist found parking either 'dangerously' or 'obstructively' anywhere in the city more than three times in a row, will now be prosecuted and dragged to court. The offender could also end up behind bars! The decision has been taken keeping in view the growing number of road accidents due to haphazard parking in the city. "We have decided to crack the whip on people who pay no heed to the safety of other road-users and park anywhere they wish," the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Jitender said.
Strict punishment would also be handed out to those repeatedly resorting to over-speeding, racing, jumping signals and talking over mobile phones while driving. "So far, we have been issuing challans to such offenders. But here on, we will file charge sheets and seek imprisonment from courts," the police official said.
At present, a fine ranging from Rs200 to Rs1,000 is imposed for either parking in a manner that "may pose a risk to other vehicles" or illegally "parking on a public road". According to the traffic police data, as many as 200,000 challans are issued for parking violations every month.
Of late, the city traffic police have been coming up with many out-of-the-box ideas to increase public awareness about road safety and compliance with traffic rules. The traffic policemen on duty will offer a police salute to those bikers who wear helmet. Not only this, the cops are also garlanding these responsible bikers who obey the newly formulated traffic rules.
The city police are hoping that this will only inspire many others to follow suit and make the city roads safe for themselves and others.
Wearing of helmet has been made compulsory for all two-wheeler riders, following a recent directive from the High Court. The city traffic police have also decided to impose road rules strictly to check accidents. It is estimated that nearly 1,600 people die every year in road accidents in and around Hyderabad. Many of the fatal accidents can be prevented if helmet use is made mandatory.   
Under the new set of rules that have now come into effect, if any person is caught riding a motorcycle or scooter without wearing a helmet or without driving license, the punishment includes penalty and also jail sentence.
 

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