The Bengaluru site visitors police (BTP) launched their annual report for 2024 on New Yr’s day, exhibiting a 1.26 per cent discount in deadly accidents and a 1.90 per cent lower in deaths associated to accidents in comparison with 2023.
In accordance with the info launched on Wednesday, 4,784 accidents had been recorded in 2024, 871 of which had been deadly, and 893 individuals had been killed. In 2023, the figures had been 4,974, 882, and 910, respectively.
Moreover, the variety of accidents dropped by 3.97 per cent in 2024, with non-fatal accidents seeing a 4.57 per cent year-on-year decline, exhibiting fewer fatalities and accidents on Bengaluru’s roads. Nevertheless, self-inflicted accidents (akin to riders dropping management and falling) noticed a slight enhance of three.34 per cent, with 210 deadly accidents and 212 individuals getting killed in 2024. The corresponding numbers had been 203 and 209 for 2023, and 175 and 177 for 2022, respectively.
The report additionally acknowledged that efforts to mitigate pedestrian fatalities bore fruit as they lowered by a powerful 23.17 per cent. The site visitors police identified that the first purpose was figuring out and rectifying black spots throughout the town, guaranteeing safer roads for pedestrians. Black spots are areas on a 500-metre stretch of highway the place 5 deadly accidents or ten non-fatal accidents have occurred.
Bengaluru site visitors police’s crackdown in opposition to drunk driving
In the meantime, the Bengaluru site visitors police booked 82 lakh instances in 2024, together with 4 lakh contact instances and 78 lakh contactless instances, ensuing within the assortment of Rs 80.9 crore in fines. Notably, instances of drunk driving surged to 23,574 from 7,053 in 2023, reflecting intensified enforcement in opposition to this violation.
As a part of the crackdown in opposition to drunk driving, 12 lakh autos had been checked, and 201 instances had been registered in opposition to college bus drivers, 83 in opposition to non-public bus drivers and 67 in opposition to water tanker drivers.
For medical emergencies, 54 inexperienced corridors had been created in 2024, up from 22 the earlier 12 months. The report additionally confirmed that pay as you go autorickshaw service was utilised by 2.77 lakh passengers in 2024.
Additional, the site visitors police booked 532 instances of wheeling, seized 520 autos, arrested 456 individuals, and despatched 146 driving licences and 246 registration certificates for suspension.
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