This move seeks to enhance road traffic safety in Karnataka, particularly on the highways where drivers exceeding speed limit of 130 kmph will run into FIR registration. Alok Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Road Safety), has verified this recently implemented precaution. He further underscored the gravity of the problem onomatopoeic words for speedy vehicles…about 90% of fatal accidents in Karnataka are as a result of assertion police in any place.
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The new speed regulations apply to all roads across Karnataka and not just highways. For example, Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway is fitted with high-speed laser guns and Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras that enable the police to detect and record vehicle speeds even at night.
Earlier this month, NICE (Nadi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise) roads had a sad incident where three people died due to an automobile moving at a speed of 160km/h. The matter was noted by supreme court supervisory committee On road safety who urged state governments to put in place more stringent measures against speeding.
Currently, national highways have a maximum speed limit of 100 km/h while state highways and other internal lanes are assigned lower limits than this. At maximum, permissible carriageway speeds can go up to 120 km/h on motorways too.
