To take up enforcement drive from January 1 Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police propose to launch an enforcement drive against cabs that hav...
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police propose to launch an enforcement drive against cabs that have so far failed to get registered with them.
As part of measures to ensure safety of women who travel from the Hitech city to various parts of the twin cities, the Cyberabad police had issued a notification making in mandatory for all the cabs plying under their jurisdiction to get registered with them and obtain stickers saying that the cab was safe.
According to police, 8,205 'police verified' stickers have so far been issued. “We plan to complete the entire registration and issue all stickers, owner cards by December 31 and start enforcement on the cabs from January 1, 2015," Cyberabad Police Commissioner C V Anand said. The police wanted to register about 13,500 cabs in the first phase. So far, they have obtained details of about 12,673 cabs.
Police launched this initiative after it found that a large number of cabs were operating in Cyberabad in an unsafe manner without adequate documents and by unlicensed drivers.
It was found that drivers of these contract carriages misbehaved with passengers, charged undue fees and also aided unlawful activities.
Many of these vehicles were also found to be affecting road safety and security by parking in dangerous places, driving rashly and creating other forms of nuisance. Hence, a notification was issued to ensure that cabs operate in an orderly manner and do not compromise on public and road safety.
As per the notification, after registration, a sticker valid for one year would be issued, which would have to be stuck on the front and rear windscreens of the cabs. Cab drivers would also need to carry Quick Response (QR)-coded cards and displays issued by traffic authorities which should be visible to passengers.
Violators have been warned of action under relevant sections of the Cyberabad Police Act, Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act. Plans are also afoot to extend these rules to all auto rickshaws in the future, police said.
