Alert Bengaluru! Traffic Police Caps Speed Limit, Imposes Ban on Two-Wheelers on This Road

Bengaluru: Amid rising road accidents in the Karnataka capital, the Bengaluru City Police has announced a few traffic updates.

The Bengaluru Traffic Police has announced a speed limit for NICE Road Highway and a two-wheeler ban at night for road connecting Tumkur Road and Hosur Road.

Bengaluru Traffic Police Caps Speed Limit on NICE Road Highway

Bengaluru Police has capped the speed limit on NICE Road Highway at 120 km/h for M1 vehicles and 100 km/h for M2 and M3 vehicles.

For your information, M1 vehicles are those which can carry up to eight passengers excluding a driver, while M2 and M3 vehicles have a seating arrangement for nine or more passengers plus the driver.

The speed limit for goods vehicles (N Category) and motorcycles is 80 km/h.

Two-Wheelers Banned on This Road at Night

Apart from capping the speed limit on the NICE Road Highway, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has also imposed a ban on two-wheelers on a specific route at night.

The ban has been imposed for two-wheeler vehicles from usage of the access-controlled road that connects Tumkur and Hosur Road.

The reason behind this ban is to control the rising accidents, especially among two-wheelers.

In a statement, the Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Bengaluru MN Anucheth said, “The Bengaluru traffic police will deploy four portable speed laser guns at various locations and times on NICE Road to enforce the speed limits and catch violators.”

Commissioner Dayanand said, “Previous measures, such as caution boards, had been ineffective in reducing accidents. Therefore, we decided to cap the speed limit.”