Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (VP)
Mangaluru, Jul 3: The Mangaluru city police, in conjunction with the Mangaluru traffic police, filed 96 cases against buses for the use of high-beam lights on Wednesday, July 3, at Lalbagh, Mangaluru.
The Mangaluru city police and traffic police have initiated two special drives to address these issues throughout July. During the drive, many buses were stopped for inspection, and shrill horns were also seized.
Prior to this incident, Alok Kumar, additional director general of police (traffic and road safety), Karnataka, highlighted, “We cannot definitively say whether high-beam lights are causing accidents because it is not recorded anywhere as a reason for accidents. However, it certainly is a possibility.
"The Karnataka state police is going to undertake a special drive against high-beam lights and glaring vehicle headlights starting in July, booking drivers under section 177 of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act. This decision comes after police noted how such lights increase the risk of crashes, especially during night times," he added.