Traffic in cities

A traffic violation in progress…
Date: July 16, 2010, 9:10 am
Place: Ring Road (Between Ashram and DND)

(Left) The scooterist is taking a U-turn over the central verge. He’s coming from Ashram side of the Ring Road and going towards Ashram.

(Centre) He’s now on the Ring Road going towards Ashram . Notice the bags and helmet hanging from the scooter. (We otherwise talk only of overloaded trucks on Delhi’s roads and India’s highways.)

(Right) If that’s not all, he’s weaving in and out of traffic without so much as an indicator (not even my hand!) How many counts of traffic violations could be charged on this scooterist? Can any action be taken against this scooterist based on this ‘evidence’? Would photographs like this be permissible in court?

As environmentalists, we all realise that infrastructure is just issue. How does one rein in these errant motorists?

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