Updated On: 31 May, 2023 12:20 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Starting on December 1, 2022, authorities launched a rigorous six-month campaign on road safety, particularly on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, reports Rajendra B. Aklekar

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The Regional Transport Office (RTO) took decisive action against various traffic violations, resulting in penalties for over 1,500 motorists caught driving on the expressway without a valid licence
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Between December 2022 and May 2023, the RTO registered a total of 1,566 cases of driving without a licence on the expressway

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The number of cases varied each month, with 355 cases in January, 311 cases in February, 472 cases in March, 313 cases in April, and 115 cases in May
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In addition to driving without a license, the RTO tackled various other offences during the six-month campaign. These included over-speeding (8,124 cases), lane cutting (7,287), driving without seatbelts (6,685), wrong-side parking (3,720), and using mobile phones while driving (742), among others

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Overall, there were 47,332 registered cases encompassing these violations and other offences
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