Karnataka police to file FIR against those driving beyond 130 kmph from Aug 1

The Karnataka Police will register an FIR against those driving beyond 130 kilometres per hour anywhere in the state from August 1 a senior traffic police official said on Monday reported the PTIAccording to the official overspeeding causes about 90 per cent of fatal accidents in the stateCiting data the Additional Director General of Police Traffic and Road Safety Alok Kumar said 155 persons sped at more than 130 kmph on BengaluruMysuru Highway on July 25 as per the PTIFrom August 1 FIR will be registered against those driving vehicles above 130 kmph anywhere in Karnataka for rash and dangerous driving he saidSpeaking to PTI Alok Kumar explained that under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS 281 for rash and negligent driving once the speed limit is beyond 120 Kmph it becomes rash or dangerous drivingRecalling an accident on a NICE Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise road earlier this month Alok Kumar said that three people were killed in the mishap and the offending vehicle involved in it was being driven at a speed of 160 kmphAccording to Alok Kumar the Supreme court monitoring committee on road safety took note of the accident and informed the State government that overspeeding is rampant and it is leading to loss of livesIn the year 2022 90 per cent accident deaths in Karnataka were attributed to high speed overspeeding Of late the Supreme Court monitoring committee asked us to make effective enforcement with regard to this In this direction we came up with this registration of FIR against those speeding above 130 kmph Enforcing it would be a real challenge but we will try to do it he said according to the PTIKumar said that the new rule in the state will be applicable to all the roads and it would not be only limited to highwaysFor instance we have speed laser guns installed all along the BengaluruMysuru Highway which record vehicle speeds even at night and Automatic Number Plate Recognition Cameras along the highway help us in recording pictures of overspeeding vehicles along with their speeds So it would be easier for us to record and book them violators Alok Kumar said the news agency reportedIn other cases too we are using speed laser guns We have distributed 155 speed laser guns Day time it is easier to record but at night using it manually becomes slightly challenging he notedAccording to him the speed limit on national highways across the country as of now is 100 kmph while the state and other highways have lower speed limits On Expressways the speed limit is 120 kmph which is the maximum speed limit any vehicle can be driven in the countrywith PTI inputs