Students flag 7,220 traffic violations in six months on ASTraM
The Hindu
Within just six months of the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) introducing a violation-flagging feature on ASTraM that allows college students to report traffic violations, a whopping 7,220 rule-breakers have been flagged by students, data shows.
Within just six months of the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) introducing a violation-flagging feature on ASTraM that allows college students to report traffic violations, a whopping 7,220 rule-breakers have been flagged by students, data shows.
The initiative, launched in September 2025 to instil traffic discipline among students and expand enforcement, now has over 1,000 students registered. The majority of violations reported by students include wrong-way driving and riding without helmets, among other infractions.
The positive impact of the move is reflected in the data, with violations flagged by students from each educational institution recording an average accuracy of 70% to 80%. Some reports were discarded due to poor image quality. Of the 7,220 violations flagged by students, 5,201 (71.95%) have been found to be genuine. A total of 1,355 were rejected, while 672 are yet to be validated, according to ASTraM data.
The application also features a leaderboard that ranks users based on the number of violations reported. Geetha M., a student from a girls’ college in Basavanagudi, has flagged 2,118 violations around her college. Of these, 1,479 reports were approved and violators booked, while 179 are yet to be validated. A modest 460 reports were rejected.
A traffic police source familiar with the developments said ASTraM includes a feature called BTP-Aarohan Police Marshals, which enables students to register and obtain login credentials. Once logged in, students can capture images of commuters violating traffic rules and upload them through the app.
“They are provided with a drop-down menu listing different types of traffic violations. After uploading the image, students can select the violation and submit it,” the officer said.
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