Policemen check a car on the eve of New Year at New Gate in the city.

JAIPUR: For a change, only 99 people were booked for drunk driving in Jaipur on New Year’s eve. Though there were over 800 traffic violations, only negligible number of drunken driving cases were reported. Traffic police had been running an intensive campaign against drunk driving and on the last day of 2019, 50 traffic police teams patrolled the city through the night.

Out of the 99 motorists booked for drunk driving, 41 were four wheelers, 53 two wheelers, one auto rickshaw , three buses and a truck. A total of 895 violations were reported on the new year’s eve.

“Although there were quite a few traffic violations, it was found that most people were cautious and in some cases, although the passengers had drank alcohol, the person at the wheel did not. The intensive campaign against drunk driving in the last few months which has also sensitised people. A lot of party goers also used cabs,” said a senior traffic officer.

Approximately 700 police personnel were on the roads on Tuesday night to check drunk driving. Each team consisted of 3-4 personnel. Thirteen interceptors were deployed through the night to check offenders. Police personnel were present outside hotels and restaurants which organised parties.

The checking went on till 3am on Wednesday and in the next coming days too, traffic police will continue to monitor traffic. In a bid to raise awareness about wearing helmets, the department conducted a campaign at four locations on Wednesday by giving ISI marked helmets to those violating this rule.

