The Delhi govt s transport department plans to amend the Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules to include provisions for penalizing drivers who consistently fail to settle fines for traffic violations, including the possibility of vehicle registration cancellation. Vehicles that have collectively flouted traffic regulations more than 100 times each but failed to settle their fines have reached 20,684
The efficacy of Aarto in bringing change to the high fatality rates, needs motorists to have faith in the act. Yet, even before the High Court overturned Aarto, the public had little faith in the system, writes Eugene Herbert.