Sangliana issues whip to curb road rage

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, NOV. 17. All police officers above the rank of sub- inspectors will exercise the power to impose spot fine on traffic violators in the City from Monday, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. H.T.Sangliana, said here on Saturday. Hitherto imposing fine was the prerogative of the traffic police officers.

In a new set of guidelines, the Commissioner said this move was necessitated by the extensive violation of traffic rules and regulations, especially by the educated citizens who should have acted as teachers and set examples to the illiterate drivers like those of autorickshaws. All police officers above the rank of sub-inspectors of different units had been authorised by the Government to exercise the power to impose spot fine on traffic violators.

He said he had upgraded the level of investigating officers to expedite detection of unsolved murder cases. The level of investigators had been upgraded from the rank of police inspectors to the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) in all pending cases of murder. The new investigating officers had been given a free hand to choose and pick men to assist them.

Fiat to SHOs

Mr. Sangliana has directed his officers to be available to the public everyday between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. All the Station House Officers would start work at 8 a.m. while he and officers above the rank of Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) would start their work at 9 a.m.

He threatened to book cases against the car drivers who played loud music while driving and those who indulged in jaywalking on roads.

He has directed all policemen to wear helmets while on duty and has asked them to put up sign boards in stations, saying ``we are for you or may we help you.''

Mr. Sangliana has asked the autorickshaw drivers to write the registration numbers of their vehicles on the back of the driver's seat for the benefit of commuters.

He has suggested to the people to bring traffic problems to the notice of Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP) and if no action is taken within three days, to refer the matter to the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) or himself.

#He has set a deadline of one week for processing passport applications and gun lincences. If this is not complied with the aggrieved persons can call 2200904 (Additional Commissioner of Police - Administration) or 2200918 (Deputy Commissioner of Police - Administration).

Mr. Sangliana said in the autorickshaw lane marked on Mahatma Gandhi Road, left and straight going two-wheelers were also permitted to take the same lane except those going towards Brigade Road. The Brigade Road-bound two-wheelers should take left lane abutting the yellow line to let four wheelers occupy middle of the road.

He said cyclists should have lamps fitted to their bicycles to move during the night.

People could contact him through email: copblore@rediff.com while the control room could be contacted on ph: 2250373 or 2256242 extension 271 in addition to the numbers 100 and 103.

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