Motor Vehicles Act 2019: Rs 30 lakhs fine collected in 36 hours

Bengaluru: Within 36 hours of the implementation of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the state, the Bengaluru City Traffic Police (BTP) collected over Rs 30.11 lakh as fine.

As per the sources, 1,518 riders were booked for not wearing a helmet and as many as 1,121 pillion riders were fined for the same during this period.

Under the new law, offenders are required to pay Rs 1,000 each (both rider and pillion) for violating this rule. Meanwhile, Rs 1.41 lakh was collected as fine from four-wheelers for driving without wearing seatbelts. At least Rs 98,000 were collected from those violating the one-way rule, informed sources.