Campaign against drunk driving intensifies Mysuru News – Times of India

Mysore: Mysore District Police is focusing on controlling traffic in rural Mysore to prevent road accidents.
Road accidents have been on the rise in rural Mysuru recently due to the alleged reckless attitude of some drivers. They were seen violating traffic norms and some were even found driving under the influence of alcohol. The district police chief has now directed officers in rural parts of Mysore district to regulate and monitor the movement of vehicles in their respective jurisdictions, and to ensure that roads are safe for fellow road users.
Later Karnataka The top police officers issued instructions to the police officers in the traffic wing that till the traffic rules are not violated, the moving vehicles should not be brought down to check the documents, the police have also issued a ban on drunken driving in rural areas. The operation has been intensified to investigate the cases.
During the special operation on Tuesday, more than a dozen drivers were caught driving under the influence of alcohol. The police is now taking it seriously and is planning to continue the drive to curb road accidents. Usually, special drives were being run in urban areas to check drunken drivers, but after some incidents, police in rural areas have also decided to start the breath analyzer test.
sp r Chethan TOI confirmed that a special drive is being launched to curb drunken driving in rural areas as well. “We have caught around 18 drivers consuming liquor in different taluks in a day,” he said.
The SP said that recently, in some accidents including non-fatal ones, it was found that persons on wheels had consumed alcohol and hence the police officers have been directed to strictly monitor the violations as it would lead to road accidents. will help to control.