Hyderabad traffic police conduct road safety drive at SR Nagar black spots

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Traffic Police conducted a road safety drive at identified black spots in SR Nagar as part of the “Arrive Alive” campaign and National Road Safety Month 2026, officials said on Friday.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic-1) C. Venugopal Reddy led the awareness programme on January 16 along with TTI Begumpet and SR Nagar traffic police. The drive was held at Maitrivanam in Ameerpet and near the Umesh Chandra statue in the SR Nagar area.

Venugopal Reddy said road safety was a shared responsibility and urged citizens to act responsibly to prevent accidents. He stressed strict adherence to traffic rules to save valuable human lives. Officials educated the public on accident-prone black spots and common violations.

The programme focused on the use of seat belts, avoiding mobile phone use while driving, and preventing drunken driving. Police also highlighted the dangers of wrong-route driving, red signal jumping, overspeeding, triple riding, auto piloting, and minor driving. They explained the legal penalties linked to each violation.

Road safety drive highlights responsible driving and pedestrian awareness

Traffic ACP Hari Prasad attended the programme and said responsible driving could significantly reduce accidents. He told the public that following road safety rules remained everyone’s duty. He also explained safe road-crossing practices for pedestrians.

A large number of youths, local residents, auto drivers, commuters, two-wheeler riders, and pedestrians participated in the awareness programme.

Officials present included Inspector Nagula Ashok of TTI Begumpet, SR Nagar Traffic Police Station SHO Srinivas Reddy, Sub-Inspectors Naveen Reddy, Bhimrao and Nagaraju, along with staff from SR Nagar Traffic Police Station and TTI Begumpet.