Hyderabad:Cyberabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar has termed drunk drivers as terrorists on the roads.
"People driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol are no less than terrorists who kill innocent people indiscriminately on the roads," said the commissioner who made a surprise visit to all the traffic check posts on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
Sajjanar said the people who follow traffic rules on the roads even when police are not there and ensure their and others' safety are real patriots.
"Against all popular misconceptions, it is found that most of the drunk drivers are highly educated, employed persons. Shockingly, many of them have been to or stayed in some of the big cities like New York, Melbourne, Singapore, Dubai, etc., where they would never think of committing any traffic rule violation. But, here in their home state, they indulge in these dangerous acts at the cost of safety of themselves and other innocent people on roads. This aspect needs self-introspection by the citizens," he said.
The officer observed that the loss of young lives in road accidents is adding great psychological stress and livelihood problems to lakhs of families every year in the country. Drunk driving has been one of the major causes of road accidents.
"You don't dare to drink and drive in America, Australia, Singapore, Dubai and all. But you do it here in your country. If you are a real patriot, you will follow traffic rules everywhere," said the commissioner in one of the messages.
The commissioner along with Cyberabad DCP (Traffic) S.M. Vijay Kumar and other traffic police officials made a surprise visit to all the traffic check posts. This was done to brief the checking staff on what are the extra measures which the traffic police are supposed to undertake to ensure that no accidents takes place.
They were briefed on how drunk people caught while driving should be dealt with and what are the traffic violations which need to be taken care of.