Heavy penalty for violations

Road Transport Corporation is also getting heavily burdened by the fines that they have to pay for traffic violations made by the drivers, be it jumping signals, rash driving, or using headset while driving. From 2017 to 2018 August, there were 3,650 cases on RTC buses for traffic violations and the penalty amount touched `13 lakh.

Traffic officials mentioned that there is a special system in place to capture violations of RTC Buses and e-Challans are sent to the concerned RTC Depots and the fines are deducted from the concerned driver’s salary.

Mr N. Srinivas, president, Telangana Mazdoor Union, Greater Hyderabad zone, has blamed the bad roads and poor signalling system, which is in place. “Sometimes at the signals, there will be green light appearing in both the directions, putting us in confusion. Also, we have targets shifts in place and we need to finish all the trips in the given time, which again cause stress among drivers, leading to all these violations. At the end of the day, it is we who have to pay the penalty.”

There is also other violations that are rampant and the drivers are not fined for these. According to Motor Vehicles Act, all heavy vehicles should keep to the left of the road so that the two-wheelers can use the road avoiding inconvenience and also it allows for the people to see the signals.

Mr Venkata Ramana, a resident of Trimulgherry said, “Most bus drivers tend to come towards right, creating an obstacle for the rest of the commuters.”