97 advertisement hoardings at popular traffic signals on authorities’ radar

May 2, 2019

Traffic cops want implementation of 25-m junction-thoarding distance rule to avoid distraction to motorists; willing to bend on 50 m norm; owners want distance to be fixed from approach road.

Ninety-seven advertisement hoardings at popular traffic signals are on the authorities’ radar for being a ‘distraction’ to motorists. The traffic police have initiated action against them for violating a rule of the Indian Roads Congress, a body under the ministry of road transport and highways, that mandates a distance of 50 m from the nearest traffic light for hoardings.

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