16820 Driving Licences Suspended In Odisha In 2 Months: STA | OTV News

Bhubaneswar: The RTOs throughout the State have suspended 16,820 driving licences in the course of the months of January and February for violating highway security guiltiness, the State Transport Authority (STA) mentioned on Saturday.
While 7960 DLs had been suspended in January, a complete of 8860 DLs had been suspended in February, the STA knowledgeable.
During the 2 months, the very best variety of 11,613 DLs had been suspended for not carrying helmet by rider or pillion adopted by 1922 DLs attributable to overspeeding, 1322 for utilizing cellphones, 387 for over-loading , 316 for drunken driving, 313 for carrying passengers in items automobile and 282 for pink gentle leaping.
The DLs have been suspended for a interval of three months as per the instructions of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety for violations like over rushing, drunken driving, pink gentle leaping, utilizing cell phone whereas driving, over load, carrying passengers in items automobile, not carrying helmet by rider or pillion.
The authorities has made it obligatory for each rider and pillion to make use of helmet from January 1. RTO Bhubaneswar 1 has suspended 3016 DLs, intently adopted by RTO Cuttack with 3003 DL suspensions and RTO Rourkela with 1483 suspensions throughout January and February.
In order to cut back deaths due highway accidents, the drive towards highway security violations can be additional intensified collectively by RTOs and Police, the RTO added.
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)