traffic police conduct road safety drives at 30 ggm schools
Gurugram, Oct. 30 -- The Gurugram traffic police conducted road-safety awareness drives at around 30 schools on Wednesday and Thursday, instructing bus drivers to avoid stopping on roads while picking up or dropping off students, officials said.
The drives were an extension of a campaign launched on October 9 targeting traffic violations by auto-rickshaw and e-rickshaw drivers. School bus drivers and transport coordinators were asked to identify designated pick-up and drop-off points, use the left lane, avoid overtaking and keep buses off carriageways on highways and expressways.
Traffic police spokesperson Vikas Verma said indiscriminate parking near schools and intersections caused congestion and increased accident risks. He warned that repeat offenders could face challans under the Motor Vehicles Act. Officials said daily challans had risen fourfold in October, from an average of 3,000 to 12,000....
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