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Traffic Police looks the other way while the reckless drivers continu to jeopardize lives on our roads

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Lalit Shastri When will the law be enforced in Madhya Pradesh to save the commoners from the menace of unauthorised and reckless use of hooters on roads. Also the immunity with which many four wheelers are being driven with high-beam headlights and nothing is being done to control this problem either by the traffic police or any citizens' forum that claims to spread road safety awareness. Another problem is two-wheelers, e-rickshaws, autos and loaders, invariably being driven with the blinding halogen headlights . The use of high-beam is regulated by the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The rules clearly spell out the dos and don'ts of using high-beam headlights in India - High-beam headlights should only be used when driving on a dark or poorly lit road and if no other vehicles are approaching. I have observed much to my discomfiture and frustration that the drivers, most often than not those driving government vehicles (with their bosses seated behind) or the spoilt bra