Those caught speeding away on city roads will be charged under stringent sections of the law. They will be arrested and will be produced in court. Earlier, such offenders were let off with just a fine and warning.
The drive against drink driving, which was implemented a couple of years ago, was a huge success and brought down drink driving cases considerably.
“It’s not that the laws were not in place, but then many times, the offenders would be left with a stern warning and a fine. But now, we have decided to a handle it with an iron fist and will be taking the offenders to the task,” said a senior official from the city police.
“We are concentrating our focus on the bike racing offenders.
Strict action will be taken against them under various sections of the law,” said Additional Commissioner of Police VN Patil.
Bike racing has become a menace for the past few years, with the offenders doing dangerous stunts on a speeding bike, thus putting their lives at risk along with others.
According to sources, bike racing is rampant is areas like Girgaum Chowpatty, Nariman Point and Bandra Reclamation.
Generally, youngsters on the speed demons zip away in a serpentine manner with no regard for traffic rules and no respect for other motorists.
“We hope that strict action against the offenders will bring down the incidents of bike racing on city roads,” said another official.
The officials said that stricter punishment like taking the offenders to police stations, court and even jail will act as deterrence.
A similar drive against drink driving has given Mumbai police immense success in the past few years.
Earlier, drink driving offenders were let off with just paying a simple fine. But now they were facing stricter punishment like cancellation of their driving licences and jail sentence.-DNA
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