Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway
The Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, which has gained attention due to a high frequency of fatal accidents, recently saw a significant number of overspeeding incidents. According to the Deccan Herald, 89,221 vehicles were caught speeding on this expressway, which is South India’s first fully access-controlled highway.
The Karnataka police department plans to station officers at Mysuru’s Kanimanike Toll Gate to apprehend speeding vehicles. Although fines have been issued through ANPR cameras installed along the expressway, many violators are not paying them online. As a result, the police have decided to collect fines manually from drivers caught speeding on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway.
The report also noted that out of the 89,221 violations, only 5,300 fines have been paid so far, with most infractions involving personal vehicles. Karnataka’s Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Alok Kumar mentioned that the speed limit might be revised if the rate of fatal accidents decreases. He stated, “We might request NHAI to reduce the speed limit if road fatalities decline.”
Earlier, Karnataka police announced that they would file FIRs against drivers exceeding 130 km/h anywhere in the state, in response to the rising number of accidents due to overspeeding.
The Supreme Court monitoring committee on road safety recently highlighted an accident on NICE Road that killed three people and alerted Karnataka police to the high rate of overspeeding-related accidents in the state.
“In 2022, 90 percent of fatal accidents in Karnataka were attributed to overspeeding. Recently, the Supreme Court monitoring committee urged us to enforce this more effectively. In this effort, we have begun filing FIRs against those driving above 130 km/h. Though it is a challenge, we will strive to implement this,” Alok Kumar stated earlier.
