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Since the introduction of the sectional overspeeding system on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, over 89,200 cases of overspeeding have been registered by Karnataka’s traffic police. ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety), reported that 89,221 vehicle users were booked as of August 26 for crossing the 119-km stretch of the highway within an hour, which exceeds the 100 kmph speed limit.
In addition to these violations, 34,126 speeding cases were recorded by 48 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras along the route. Offenders are issued challans via SMS, but only around 5,300 violators have paid their fines so far. To enforce compliance, police officers will be stationed at key checkpoints, including Kempegowda Circle and Gananguru Toll Plaza, to catch speeding vehicles and collect fines on the spot.
Furthermore, any vehicle exceeding 130 kmph will face an FIR for dangerous driving, with 400 such FIRs already filed. The system aims to reduce fatalities on the highway, which saw 20 deaths between April and August. If accident deaths stabilize at zero for three consecutive months, the state may propose increasing the speed limit to the NHAI.
Plans to integrate the challan system with FASTag are still under discussion. The National Highways Authority of India is currently evaluating the feasibility of enabling automatic traffic fine deductions via FASTag.
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