The risk of accidents has also increased due to the fact that the roads in the rural areas are narrow, dangerous and dilapidated.
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In the last one year, 77 vehicle accidents have occurred in Dadeldhura. In that accident, 14 people lost their lives and many others were injured.
According to District Traffic Police Office Dadeldhura, six men, six women and two children were among the dead. "The main cause of the traffic accident is speeding, violation of rules and negligence of the driver," said Deputy Inspector of Police (Pranani) Hark Bahadur Saud, Head of Traffic Office.
According to Pranani Saud, 2 thousand 143 vehicles that violated traffic rules were punished in the last financial year. A revenue of Rs 15 lakh 43 thousand one has been collected from those who violated the rules.
"Road safety can be improved only if every driver and passenger follows the traffic rules," Saud said. Trucks, buses, jeeps/cars, tractors, motorcycles and other vehicles are fined after violating the rules.
According to Pranani Saud, most jeeps and cars violate traffic rules. About 7 lakh 21 thousand rupees revenue has been collected from 1061 jeeps/cars alone. According to traffic office statistics, 230,500 were collected from trucks, 195,500 from motorcycles, 111,500 from tractors, 79,000 from buses and 2,500,500 from other vehicles. In the financial year 2081/082, 2 thousand 143 vehicles violating traffic rules were prosecuted and a revenue of Rs 15 lakh 43 thousand 1 was collected.
The traffic police has been conducting awareness programs in various schools, transport businesses and public places. However, traffic police say that the traffic accident graph is the same.
"Some motorcyclists are negligent such as not wearing helmets, not carrying documents, speeding more than the destination," Saud said, "The risk of accidents has also increased due to the fact that the roads in rural areas are narrow, dangerous and dilapidated."
