Vehicles without reflective tapes will be fined Rs 10,000: Noida Police

A Traffic Police official stated that private vehicles are factory-fitted with reflectors and only commercial vehicles are subject to a Rs 10,000 fine.

Noida Traffic Police has initiated a campaign to reduce accidents in the city due to low visibility in foggy weather. Noida Traffic Police has asked people to paste reflective tapes on their vehicles because of the weather conditions and decreasing visibility. In addition, the Noida police also pasted reflective tapes on pillars and barricades as they sometimes act as blind spot for vehicles. 

Taking a step further in the same direction, traffic police mandated reflective tape on vehicles. Generally, all private vehicles, including both four- and two-wheelers get a reflector pasted on the rear side of the vehicle, so traffic police will only boost the awareness among citizens to recheck their reflectors. The police conducted a drive pasting reflective tape on the DND Flyway toll plaza. 

When asked from Noida Traffic Police about the advisory, an officer told Zee News that "Rs 10,000 fine is on commercial vehicles as per MV Act. All private vehicles are factory fitted with reflectors. We are advising vehicle owners to check their vehicles and repair the broken reflectors, if any due to foggy weather conditions."

The reflective tapes are a necessity for vehicles like trucks and tractors as they are often the cause behind severe accidents and move on the roads without proper lights or reflectors. Bringing this rule into effect, the police will impose a fine of Rs 10,000 on the vehicle owners without the reflective tapes. The fine is defined under the MV Act.

The reflective tapes are supposed to prevent drivers from hitting each other on roads by providing visual aid. As per the Gautam Budh Bagar traffic police records, 798 accidents took the lives of 368 people in 2021. Similarly, 380 people were killed in 740 accidents in 2020.

In addition, Gautam Budh Nagar traffic police have diverted the routes for heavy vehicles going from Noida to Delhi. The routes will remain closed from 8 PM Jan 22 until the Republic parade rehearsals are over on Jan 23. The restrictions will resume from 8 PM, 25 Jan until the Republic day celebrations are over.

The heavy vehicles must follow the new route by taking a U-turn from DND Flyway, Kalindi Kunj and Chilla border. Also, these vehicles can use Eastern Peripheral Expressway for reaching their destination.

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