Bengaluru, August 3: In a bid to curb rash driving and road accidents in the city, Bengaluru police have put a cap on the speed limit on the NICE Road highway. The police have also prohibited two-wheelers from using the access-controlled road that connects Tumkur Road and Hosur Road between 10 pm and 5 am. Confirming the capping on speed limit, B Dayananda, City Police Commissioner, said the new rules were necessary to curb the rising number of accidents.

According to news reports, the new traffic regulations which came into effect from Friday, August 2, is aimed at curbing road accidents especially those involving two-wheelers. It must be noted that in the past, NICE road had no speed limits. As per the new rules, M1 category vehicles i.e. passenger vehicles with up to eight seats plus the driver will now have a speed limit of 120 kmph. Karnataka Police To File FIRs Against Drivers for Speeding Over 130 Kmph From August 1, Here’s Everything You Need To Know About New Speed Regulation in State.

Similarly, M2 and M3 category vehicles will have capped speed limit of 100 kmph. M2 and M3 category vehicles include those passenger vehicles with nine or more seats plus the driver. Besides, the city police has set 80 kmph as speed limit for motorcycles and N category vehicles (goods vehicles).

M N Anucheth, Joint Commissioner (Traffic), Bengaluru, said they would deploy four portable speed laser guns at various locations and different times on NICE Road to ensure speed limit is followed and those violating the same are caught.  Last year, Bengaluru's Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road also called NICE road witnessed 37 fatal accidents and 83 non-fatal accidents. While 2022 saw 42 fatal and 69 non-fatal accidents in 2022. Skydeck To Be Built in Bengaluru: From Location to Height and Estimated Cost, Here’s All You Need To Know.

This year, the NICE Road highway has seen 13 fatal and 52 non-fatal accidents until June 30. The NICE road is a 4 to 6lane expressway connecting Bengaluru and Mysuru.

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