"We felt the need to conduct awareness programmes until the first phase of local level elections to make pedestrians abide by traffic rules," a traffic police official said. The fine could range from Rs 500 to Rs 1,500.According to MTPD, the roads in the Valley have become highly unsafe and vulnerable to accidents due to rampant violation of traffic rules by pedestrians as well as motorists. Nearly 40 per cent out of an average of 14 persons killed in road accidents every month are pedestrians.
The MTPD said it would also initiate action against motorists, who do not give priority to pedestrians using zebra crossings. Drivers involved in road accidents near or on zebra crossings are dealt with seriously. They may be slapped with imprisonment for up to 10 years depending on the gravity of the case. The Valley has over 1,000 zebra crossings and some of them are under the surveillance of CCTV cameras as well.The traffic police official said road accidents had increased to such an extent that pedestrians found themselves in danger even when they used zebra crossings to cross busy roads . Every month at least two persons are killed or injured while using zebra crossing to cross the main roads as well as inner roads.
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