Driving in Karnataka? Could face FIR if caught driving above this speed limit | Latest News India

Karnataka visitors police’s resolution to register FIR in opposition to drivers who exceed the velocity restrict of 130 km per hour got here into impact on Thursday. The drivers, if discovered over-speeding will booked below the offence of rash and harmful driving below Part 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

This resolution, introduced on Monday, was taken as a result of over-speeding triggered about 90 per cent of deadly accidents within the state in 2022, reported PTI quoting a senior police official.

Further Director Common of Police (Visitors and Highway Security) Alok Kumar mentioned, “From August 1, FIR can be registered in opposition to these driving autos above 130 km per hour anyplace in Karnataka for rash and harmful driving.”

Kumar added that 155 individuals sped at greater than 130 kmph on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Freeway on July 25.

The drivers can be booked below part 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rash and negligent driving and as soon as the velocity restrict is past 120 km per hour, it turns into rash or harmful driving.

Earlier, the Supreme Court docket monitoring committee took be aware of the rampant rise in over-speeding and lack of lives attributable to it in Karnataka, thus demanding the state authorities to take motion concerning this concern.

ADGP Alok Kumar mentioned the brand new rule can be relevant to all roads and never simply restricted to highways. The police goal to convey this rule into impact with the assistance of velocity laser weapons and Automated Quantity Plate Recognition Cameras which might document car speeds and their photos. Laser weapons have been at present put in all alongside the Bengaluru-Mysuru Freeway. The police additionally distributed 155 velocity laser weapons, reported PTI. Kumar added that it’s barely tougher throughout evening time to document car speeds.

At present, the velocity restrict on nationwide highways throughout the nation is 100 km per hour whereas the state and different highways have decrease velocity limits. The velocity restrict is 120 km per hour on Expressways, which is the utmost velocity restrict with which a car is allowed to ply within the nation.

(with inputs from PTI)