Bikes and auto-rickshaws banned on Bangalore-Mysore Expressway from August 1, NHAI issues notification
Bangalore-Mysore Expressway: NHAI on Tuesday issued a notification banning the movement of slow vehicles on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway. This decision has been taken after frequent accident cases came to the fore on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken an important decision after several incidents of accidents occurred on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway. NHAI announced on Tuesday i.e. July 25 that two-wheelers and auto rickshaws will be banned on the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway from August 1. Let us tell you that even before the inauguration, NHAI had expressed its intention to ban the vehicles.
According to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), two-wheelers, autos, tractors, non-motorized vehicles, multi-axle hydraulic trailer vehicles, and quadricycles have been banned on the main carriageway of the expressway. NHAI has issued a notification saying, "The movement of vehicles with high speed may pose a risk to the safety of certain classes of vehicles moving at comparatively slow speeds, for example, non-motorized vehicles such as two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and other slow-moving vehicles, including agricultural tractors (with or without a trailer)."
On Tuesday, Additional Director General of Police (Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar visited the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway and discussed the matter. According to the local police, over 2,000 motorists have been booked for over-speeding on the Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway in the month of July. "We have registered cases against those who were driving at a speed of more than 100 km/h," said a police officer.
According to NHAI, the access-controlled highway has been developed as a high-speed corridor and the maximum speed limit for vehicles on it is between 80 km/h to 100 km/h.
According to Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi, 512 accidents have been registered on the expressway between January and June this year. Of these, 245 accidents occurred on the Bengaluru to Nidaghatta section of the highway, while 267 cases were reported on the Nidaghatta to Mysuru section. The total number of deaths due to these accidents is 123. The maximum number of accidents in a month has been registered in the month of May. A total of 110 accident cases were reported in the month of May.
