Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said that if the roads are good then youngsters will drive at high speeds on them. (Photo: PTI)

A day after Karnataka Deputy CM Govind Karjol blamed good roads for accidents, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Thursday reiterated the claim and said that youngsters used accelerator more on good roads.

Reiterating Karnataka Deputy CM Govind Karjol's statement, the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Sadananda Gowda told India Today TV said that if the roads are good then youngsters will drive at high speeds on them.

"Youngsters...their accelerator will be in their hand or in their legs...It will be more and more used on good roads not on bad roads."

On Wednesday, Karnataka Deputy CM Govind Karjol had insisted that it wasn’t bad roads but actually the good ones that led to accidents. He said, "Every year, the state witnesses around 10,000 road accidents. The media said the reason for that was bad roads but I said no.In fact, the reason was good roads."

Bowing to demands from a section of society, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday directed his government to reduce traffic violation fines similar to what the Gujarat government has done.

Deputy CM CN Ashwath Narayan told India Today TV that most of the fine amounts will remain the same and only a few have been reduced and not substantially.

Ashwath Narayan said that people are demanding proper road infrastructure first and then a hike in fine amounts. "Over time, the atmosphere should be more conducive to implement the new fines effectively," he added.

The Union government, through the amendments in the new Motor Vehicles Act, increased the fine amounts for traffic violations. The Bengaluru Traffic Police went on an overdrive and collected Rs 72.49 lakh in traffic fines between September 4 and September 9.