Caught on camera: Greater Noida youth performs dangerous car stunts outside college, slapped with ₹1.21 lakh fine
The widely-circulated video shows reckless behaviour on the busy roads of Greater Noida where they are apparently speeding excessively, making sudden and unsafe overtakes, and individuals are dangerously leaning out of the windows while waving. One of the vehicles has a BJP flag pasted on it as seen in the video.
As the authorities traced the cars involved, the imposed substantial fines on the offenders were under several sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, comprising Section 184 (dangerous driving), Section 189 (speeding), Section 179 (disobedience and obstruction), Section 194B (seatbelt violation).
'We have taken cognisance of the video. The vehicles are being traced, and strict action, including heavy fines and legal proceedings, will follow,' TOI quoted Traffic DCP Lakhan Yadav as saying. He further requested citizens not to abide by traffic rules, emphasising that it could pose a risk for road users.
The traffic police last year handed out 27 lakh challans, comprising 86890 for speeding, 32636 for tripling on bike, 58101 for driving without seatbelt, 1707518 for driving bikes without helmets. In the same year, 462 people lost lives and 966 people were hurt in 1156 cases.
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