City police register 281 cases in drive against private buses
The Hindu
Just days after a private bus went out of control and damaged over 10 vehicles in the heart of the city, the Kochi police, in a three-day-long special drive to curb violations by private buses, regist
Just days after a private bus went out of control and damaged over 10 vehicles in the heart of the city, the Kochi police, in a three-day-long special drive to curb violations by private buses, registered 281 cases.
In the drive, which began on Tuesday, the police focused on buses found involved in dangerous racing and operated in violation of other norms. The drive, which was held by the city police commissonerate in collaboration with the Motor Vehicles Department, concluded on Thursday.
The drive, the police said, was held in view of widespread complaints from passengers and the rise in the number of accidents due to the competition between buses. Things have come to such a pass that where the rash driving of private buses endangered the safe movement of other vehicles on the city roads, the police said in a statement issued here.
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