City finds wrong side right

Hyderabad: Wrong side driving is the most common traffic violation in the city topping the chart of offenses in Cyberabad traffic limits. It is second on the list of violations in Hyderabad traffic limits. In Hyderabad wrong parking tops the challan list.

Wrong side driving by cars, motorcycles, bicycles, cabs, trucks, water tankers and even buses have ensured that it remains on the top of the violations chart. Wrong side driving and signal jumping are the most common traffic violations in the city leading to a large number of accidents. According to cops wrong side driving is one of the primary reasons for fatal accidents as it leads to head-on collisions and severe injuries.

On an average 350 accidents are recorded in Cyberabad limits every month and 210 in Hyderabad city limits. The shortage of traffic police in Cyberabad could be the reason for violations topping the chart in the area but in Hyderabad limits where a larger number of cops and surveillance cameras are present violations are still very high.

“Among violations wrong side driving tops the list and signal jumping might be second. Only helmet rule violation might be ahead of wrong side driving. Autorickshaws and RTC buses stopping in the middle of roads followed by wrong parking are the other common violations,” said Cyberabad DCP (Traffic), Avinash Mohanty.

In Hyderabad on an average 35,000 cases of wrong side driving are recorded every month while in Cyberabad roughly 50,000 such cases are booked. Also close to 1,000 wrong side driving cases are booked every month on the ORR. Wrong side driving is more common during late evenings and night hours and many of the accidents during these hours.