No cases of accidents caused due to use of high beam in vehicles had come to the notice of the government, Transport Minister B. Sriramulu told the Legislative Council on Friday.
Responding to a question from BJP member Y.M. Satish, he said a fine of ₹500 was being levied on those using high beam indiscriminately. Claiming that the number of cases where high beam was being used had come down due to awareness among public, he said that while about 8,000 cases had been detected in 2019, it had come to 703 in 2022 (till August).
He also said that the number of high accident prone black spots on the highway in the State had come down from 942 to 342 during the same period after rectification works were taken up.
