Traffic police get friendly as new guidelines come into effect
The Hindu
They have been told to be polite with the public and not to get into arguments during vehicle checking
In its resolve to make traffic policing people friendly and transparent, the Mysuru City Police have introduced new guidelines for vehicle checking and imposing fines for traffic violations. The new rules that are a result of a recent backlash against the traffic police following the death of a biker, have come into effect from Thursday. The “new improved traffic management protocols” had been introduced on an experimental basis and can be modified/improved further based on the public feedback. However, the traffic policemen, as per the new guidelines, are not supposed to stop moving vehicles just for checking documents. However, in case the motorist was found committing traffic violation on the move (visible violations), the police are empowered to penalise violators at any time of the day.More Related News
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