The Cyberabad traffic police stepped up the drive against illegal sirens and tinted glasses between May 7 and 14 and filed 1,050 cases.
Speaking of the drive, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) K Narayan Naik said that tinted glasses led to increased crimes. “There is a lack of awareness among the people against the tinted windows. The car decors and accessory shop owners are illegally fixing black films by telling the car owners that it was ‘RTA approved,” he added.
Naik asked traffic officials to conduct a special drive against the illegal use of sirens in the limits of Cyberabad. The police have been directed to detain all vehicles using unauthorised sirens. Therefore, any use of sirens is illegal, and the police will take strict action against those violating the law. Following the instructions, Cyberabad traffic police conducted a drive in the city under the supervision of Traffic DCP-I Harshavardhan, Traffic DCP-II DV Srinivasa Rao, and booked cases against the violators.
As per the Supreme Court’s judgment and Central Motor Vehicle Rule 100, vehicle owners should ensure the visual transmission of light for the windscreen and the rear window. As per the Road Transport Authority (RTA), black films are completely prohibited.
Traffic police are imposing a challan of Rs 1,000 for the violation and peeling off the film from the glasses. Tinted glasses block the side and rear views which can lead to accidents. Some car owners are also using sunshades and curtains and some high-end cars are having the facility to draw up black screens.
