Owners of bikes above 500cc registered in Navi Mumbai will get warning notices. Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar has ordered Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Sunil Lokhande, to submit the data of number of such bikes.
The move comes after a resident of Nerul at a meeting conducted as part of ‘Raising Day’ on Tuesday, pointed to speeding and bike racing on Palm Beach Road.
“Speeding has become common now. Besides, the noise from bike racing, which happens on weekends post midnight, is disturbing. During late hours every weekend , we make calls to Nerul police station and after some time, the noises stop,” the resident of Sector 6, Nerul, said.
Mr. Kumar said speeding and racing on Palm Beach Road is a big challenge. “But stopping them means risking lives of both the biker and the policeman. Hence we will send notices warning that if anyone is found racing or speeding, we will take legal action; if needed, licence will also be suspended. Two speedometers will be used on the road,” he said.
On an average, the Nerul police receive 10 calls on weekends from various housing societies along Palm Beach Road. “When our patrolling teams go to the spot, bikers flee. Our vehicles can’t match up to their speed and hence we are unable to catch them most of the times,” an officer from Nerul police station said.
Mr. Lokhande said, “We will initiate the process of collecting data of the bikes from the regional transport office and issue notices.”
