Driving License Suspension for 5 Traffic Violations in a Year

• Ministry of Road Transport introduces new rules effective January 1 to suspend driving licenses for habitual traffic violators.
• Drivers committing five or more traffic violations within a year face a three-month license suspension.
• RTOs and District Transport Offices are now empowered to initiate license suspension proceedings, with drivers given a chance to present their case.
• The scope of license suspension has expanded beyond 24 serious offenses to include violations like not wearing a helmet, not using a seatbelt, or jumping red lights.
• Experts debate the fairness and implementation challenges, with some supporting it for discipline and others questioning its harshness without robust infrastructure.

Why It Matters: Habitual traffic offenders face license suspension for 5 violations in a year, expanding road safety enforcement.