Bengaluru traffic police

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Be careful before arguing with cops if they stop to check your papers, for bad behaviour will cost you a fine of Rs 100If you throw a fit on receiving challans, it’s time for you to behave yourself, asare in no mood to spare offenders – neither for their offences nor for their behaviour.The huge jump inafter the revision according to the Indian Motor Vehicles (IMV) Act (Amended) 2019 has come as a shock to many. BTP says that when fined with hefty amounts, offenders often get into arguments and do not acknowledge their offences. To avoid the situation, the traffic police are slapping penalty for ‘misbehaviour with police officer’. On October 7 alone, the traffic police booked 19 cases for misbehavior with police officers, penalising those who misbehaved with Rs 100 each. “When we fine people they often argue and they do not want to pay fines. They try to get away. At times, it also results in a fight so fining offenders for misbehavior will bring discipline and offenders would refrain from attacking or abusing traffic officials on being fined,” says a traffic official.In fact not only for offences, the traffic police is also booking cases for vehicles with ‘bald’ tyres. A traffic police said, “Under the IMV Act, it has been defined that tyres should be changed after running for 30,000 km or else they are prone to accidents as the grip loosens. So fine is imposed on those with bald tyres as these could cause accidents.” The fine amount for bald tyres is Rs 100. The traffic police fined one person on October 7 for this.Another major offence that the traffic police have been noticing is producing false information. BTP has mandated that drivers either carry their original documents or carry the soft copy in digilockers or in mParivahan. However many have been resorting to false information or refusal to show documents when asked by the traffic police. BTP have been booking such cases for disobedience/ obstruction/ Refusal/ False Information “Some offenders try to get away by saying that they have applied for the licence or other documents and will get them in some time or try lying about it. Some even lie about their name or address. We have been fining such offenders with a fine of Rs 2,000,” he says. Only one such person was fined on October 7.One could also get fined of Rs 100 for ‘Chase and Caught’ if one refuses to stop when the traffic cop signals them to. Cops say that they are forced to do so. A cop said, “Whenever we try to catch the offenders, they either try to speed, or go in the reverse direction or try intimidating tricks. But many times, we chase them and catch and then fine them. For goods and private vehicles carrying materials, traffic police will be out with a measuring tape. Fines are being imposed on vehicles carrying material in excess of stipulated length. Another traffic cop says, “Vehicles carrying materials like rods that are bigger than the length of the vehicle are to be fined. For this offence, 289 vehicles were fined Rs 1,000 each on October 7.