Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- The Traffic Police in Hyderabad have booked as many as 21,713 cases of wrong-side driving from February 2 to 9, taking serious note of the dangers posed by it.

The violators apprehended will be penalized under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, the Traffic Police said in a release on Tuesday, February 10.

Wrong-side driving, the act of driving against the direction of traffic flow, has become increasingly common, causing traffic congestion while also posing a serious threat to commuters, the police said.

Wrong-side driving is a grave traffic violation and one of the major causes of road accidents, according to the police, as it creates confusion and obstruction for law-abiding motorists.

To curb th...