243 motorists fined for obstructing emergency vehicles
September 10th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A total of 243 motorists have been fined till Thursday for obstructing the way of emergency vehicles like ambulances, fire tenders and police control room vans, a traffic police official said Friday.
Last week, Delhi Traffic Police announced that motorists who deny passage to emergency vehicles will be fined. Under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Act, motorists can be fined Rs.100 for not allowing passage to emergency vehicles.
Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Ajay Chadha said that the motorists who fail to abide by the guidelines will be dealt with strictly.
As per the rules when a vehicle spots an emergency vehicle like police van, fire tender or ambulance with siren, it should move to the extreme left of the road and stop till the emergency vehicle passes by, he said.
The traffic police are strictly implementing this rule to ensure that ambulances and other emergency vehicles do not get stuck in jam during the Commonwealth Games.
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