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Police data shows a fall in fatal accidents on Delhi roads

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The Blueline buses may have wrought havoc on the Capital’s roads this past year spilling blood and injuring hundreds, but Delhi Police statistics show a substantial 12.83 per cent decline in fatal road accidents involving commercial vehicles in 2007.

The percentage-wise break-up of the type of commercial vehicles involved in the fatal accidents shows that trucks accounted for 21 per cent of the accidents, cars/auto-rickshaws 14 per cent, two-wheelers 10 per cent and Blueline buses only 6 per cent.

The Delhi Transport Corporation buses were responsible for only 2 per cent of the total fatal accidents.

Killer Bluelines

Of a total of 376 accidents involving Blueline buses, 118 proved fatal. Interestingly, the number of fatal accidents involving Blueline buses remained the same for 2006 and 2007. However, 88,678 Blueline buses were prosecuted for traffic violations and 2,170 drivers were arrested in 2007.

In a bid to enforce traffic laws and bring about discipline on roads, a total of 3,984,586 challans were issued in 2007 and a total compounding amount of Rs.98 crore was realised.

In 2006, only Rs.46.38 was realised as the compounding amount.

A special prosecution drive was launched against pedestrians at six select intersections in the Capital from December 5 and a total of 798 jaywalkers were prosecuted.

Holding of mega Lok Adalats for settlement of traffic challans and notices and grant of ISO 9001:2000 certificate to the Notice Branch were hailed as landmark achievements of the traffic police this past year.

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