Hyderabad police seek negative marks for students caught driving underage

Underage driving continues to be a cause for concern on the city roads, with Hyderabad police registering 2,539 cases involving minors driving vehicles in just five months between January and May.

The issue has now prompted the city police to suggest that schools award negative marks to such errant students. The punishment is in addition to existing measures, including cancellation of registration certificates and



hefty penalties.

At a meeting with various stakeholders on ‘School Student Road Safety’ on Friday, Hyderabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Joel Davis said as many as 719 registration certificates had already been suspended for a period of 12 months after juveniles were caught driving this year. Furthermore, violating minors will be legally barred from obtaining a driving licence until they reach 25 years of age.