An AI-generated photo shows an autorickshaw swerving dangerously in front of a motorcycle and a car
“Stay calm and immediately call 112 for emergency assistance. Because there has been no fear of the law, but such incidents occur.
Sandeep Bhajibhakre, deputy commissioner of police (traffic), told TOI that traffic police have been issuing challans and counselling autorickshaw and cab drivers since Ganeshotsav to promote disciplined driving and curb such incidents. Pochat said, “I was trying to capture a picture of the rickshaw’s number plate, but it had gone far by then. On top of it, there was no lane discipline, wrong side driving and still hardly any police action. ” “Road rage is fuelled by too many vehicles, an almost complete absence of enforcement by the police and zero inculcation of the ‘defensive driving’ concept during licence issuing. Hence, the situation will only get worse,” said Gadgil. We encourage citizens to report such incidents,” he said.
Many social media users blamed the deteriorating situation on lax policing and weak enforcement, arguing that habitual traffic offenders operate without the fear of the law. Since I didn’t have the registration number, I didn’t call the police. There were no automatic cameras to challenge wrongdoers, and there was no police presence on the road. Pedestrians and other vulnerable road users bear the maximum brunt of aggressive drivers, who treat the road as a battleground. Very little was being done by all responsible agencies – PMC, police and RTO. Bhajibhakre, however, urged commuters not to react to aggressive behaviour. A beat marshal will be assigned to you. installing a dashcam is a better way to capture evidence While recording a video can help.
Pochat’s account of the incident in an X post on Thursday struck a nerve with Puneites, triggering a flood of similar stories about aggression and recklessness on the city’s roads.