The Delhi Traffic Police issued 154 challans and seized two buses during a citywide crackdown on dangerous bus driving, targeting manoeuvres that officials said could endanger other motorists and pedestrians. The special enforcement drive was conducted across Delhi on Thursday, with teams monitoring bus movement on major roads and at traffic circles.
The action was aimed at buses whose driving patterns created risks on the road, according to Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Dinesh Kumar Gupta. The police said the campaign focused on more than routine document checks and examined how drivers were operating their vehicles in live traffic.
Officials specifically monitored driving behaviour that could force nearby vehicles or pedestrians to react suddenly. The traffic police identified dangerous practices such as abrupt lane changes, unsafe overtaking and sudden braking as situations capable of creating wider disruption on busy roads. A bus making one such move can affect several vehicles travelling around it, particularly where traffic is dense and road space is limited.
The enforcement teams were deployed at prominent routes and traffic circles to observe buses during their movement. The police said action was taken where a driver’s manner of driving could pose a danger to other road users. In the most serious cases recorded during the campaign, two buses were seized for major traffic violations.
The 154 challans represent the number of buses penalised during the special operation. The supplied report does not provide a route-wise breakdown of the violations, the individual penalty amounts, the identities of the bus operators or details of the specific offences associated with the two seized vehicles. It also does not state whether the buses were privately operated, part of a public transport fleet or associated with different categories of services.
The campaign places driver behaviour at the centre of enforcement rather than limiting checks to vehicle papers or standard compliance inspections. For passengers, pedestrians and motorists, that distinction is significant because the risks associated with buses can arise from the way a vehicle is driven in traffic, even when other documents are in order. The traffic police’s account indicates that teams were instructed to assess the immediate road risk created by bus movements.
The enforcement action follows a wider concern about the effect of heavy public-service vehicles on traffic safety. Sudden changes in direction or speed by a bus can require surrounding road users to brake or change lanes, potentially affecting traffic beyond the vehicle directly involved. The Delhi Traffic Police has not, in the supplied report, announced the duration of the special campaign or stated whether similar operations will continue.
The next steps, including any further enforcement drives or details of action against the seized buses, remain with the traffic police and the relevant vehicle operators. The authorities have not released additional figures on follow-up proceedings in connection with the two seizures.
