Driving drunk for second time, you may lose licence

GURGAON: Now, you can't be second-time lucky in Gurgaon. In a bid to check drunk driving, Gurgaon cops have decided to cancel the licence of those caught driving under the influence of alcohol for the second time.
Traffic DCP Bharti Arora said that anyone found driving under the influence of liquor for the first time would only be challaned. But if the person is caught again for the same offence, his or her driving licence will be cancelled."In other types of violations under the Motor Vehicles Act, the driving licence shall be cancelled if one is found flouting the rules for the third time,'' she added. Arora said that till now the Gurgaon police has recommended cancellation of driving licences of 118 drivers.
"This drive is being conducted in all the areas of Gurgaon where drunk driving violations are high. Different teams have been stationed near hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants in Gurgaon where daily about 60-70 drunk drivers are caught. This year, action has been taken against 4322 persons driving under the influence of liquor and 6145 persons for speeding. These drives have helped us in promoting road safety in Gurgaon,'' claimed the official and added that as a result, accident cases had dropped by 20-25 per cent in three months.
A late night drive was conducted in East Gurgaon on Tuesday to check drunk driving at MG road, Cyber City road, DLF, Sushant Lok and other areas. "In this late night drive, 12 teams were stationed near pubs, bars, restaurant. During this drive, 22 drunk drivers were caught and booked under Motor Vehicles Act for drunk driving,'' said a cop.
Last year, the Gurgaon police had planned to use internet to check drunk driving in the city. The idea was to `defame' repeated offenders by posting their names, addresses and photographs on the police website. "This was meant to not only discourage them but also dissuade other drivers from driving in a drunken state,'' said a senior police official.
Though the names and addresses of habitual offenders were uploaded on police website, their photographs could not be posted. "In most of the cases, we could not get their photographs and hence they could not be uploaded on our website,'' the cop added.