Traffic officials say that thousands of vehicles in the city have licence plates which are either not legible, or in the designated place.
Traffic officials say that thousands of vehicles in the city have licence plates which are either not legible, or in the designated place.
A majority of the vehicles plying in the city are violating the Central Motor Vehicles Rules unabated (CMVR), with regard to the size of letters and figures of the registration mark.
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Wrong number: The rear number plates (circled) of heavy vehicles are
behind the grills or pipes, blocking it from view, which is a clear violation
of Central Motor Vehicles Rules. Pic/Madhusudan Maney
Apart from this, some of the vehicles have painted registration numbers outside the designated places, which is also against CMVR.
Transport Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said, "The numbers should be painted on the designated place provided at the front and rear of the vehicle. We do look into it, but the police department has to take care of this and book cases against such vehicles."
Heavy vehicles, such as trucks and mini trucks, the number plates (rear) has been put behind the grills or pipes, closing the view of number plate, which is a clear violation.
Recently, in an accident on Residency Road, a four-wheeler hit a two-wheeler and sped away. The gathered crowd tried to note the number of the vehicle, but since the number was not in its designated place, they couldn't do so.
By the time they spotted the number on the rear side the vehicle had gone too far and were unable to note it down. This is an example; what happens if numbers are not painted at the designated places.
ACP Praveen Sood said, "We keep booking thousands of vehicles for defective number platesu00a0-- number plate not at right place, Kannada number plates, invisible number plates, using different fonts on number plates and so on.
We book for the defective number plate vehicles which are not as per the CMVR." But vehicles still ply, ignoring the rule.
"The problem occurs only in case on an accident, because most people may not know how to read Kannada. The problem gets bigger especially if the vehicle goes to some other state," said traffic expert M N Sreehari.
A majority of the vehicles plying in the city are violating the Central Motor Vehicles Rules unabated (CMVR), with regard to the size of letters and figures of the registration mark.
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Wrong number: The rear number plates (circled) of heavy vehicles are
behind the grills or pipes, blocking it from view, which is a clear violation
of Central Motor Vehicles Rules. Pic/Madhusudan Maney
Apart from this, some of the vehicles have painted registration numbers outside the designated places, which is also against CMVR.
Transport Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said, "The numbers should be painted on the designated place provided at the front and rear of the vehicle. We do look into it, but the police department has to take care of this and book cases against such vehicles."
Heavy vehicles, such as trucks and mini trucks, the number plates (rear) has been put behind the grills or pipes, closing the view of number plate, which is a clear violation.
Recently, in an accident on Residency Road, a four-wheeler hit a two-wheeler and sped away. The gathered crowd tried to note the number of the vehicle, but since the number was not in its designated place, they couldn't do so.
By the time they spotted the number on the rear side the vehicle had gone too far and were unable to note it down. This is an example; what happens if numbers are not painted at the designated places.
ACP Praveen Sood said, "We keep booking thousands of vehicles for defective number platesu00a0-- number plate not at right place, Kannada number plates, invisible number plates, using different fonts on number plates and so on.
We book for the defective number plate vehicles which are not as per the CMVR." But vehicles still ply, ignoring the rule.
"The problem occurs only in case on an accident, because most people may not know how to read Kannada. The problem gets bigger especially if the vehicle goes to some other state," said traffic expert M N Sreehari.
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