Mumbai: Drunk driving cases nosedive as revellers opt not to get behind wheel

Updated On: 02 January, 2024 12:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari

Only 283 cases of driving under influence of booze registered on Dec. 31 as opposed to 700 four years ago

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A nakabandi on the Western Express Highway in Andheri on December 31. Pic/Anurag Ahire

A significant decrease in drunk driving cases has been witnessed ahead of New Year’s Day compared to previous years. On December 31, 283 drunk driving cases were registered in the city. The figure was 700 in 2019, 615 in 2017 and 567 in 2016. Data for 2020 and 2021 were not available as breath analysers were not used due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, action was taken against 1,119 for parking violations, 1,090 for helmetless riding, 310 for jumping signals, 299 for not wearing seatbelts, 107 for riding three-up, and 271 rickshaw and taxi drivers for refusing fare on New Year’s Eve.

Action taken

Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Pravinkumar Padwal said, “Nakabandis were organised in the jurisdictions of 112 police stations across Mumbai for New Year’s Eve. In all, 9,025 vehicles, including two, three and four-wheelers, were scrutinised. Action was taken against 229 individuals for drunk driving and FIRs were registered against them at various police stations under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Similarly, 2,410 and 80 individuals were booked for wrong-side and rash driving respectively.”

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