Violators of zebra crossing in Kerala to lose licence

Kerala’s Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has launched an unprecedented crackdown on motorists who violate pedestrian-safety norms, especially at zebra crossings — a response triggered by the shocking toll of more than 800 pedestrian deaths this year, nearly half of them senior citizens.

- BY STEPHEN N. R.

Acting on a directive of the Kerala High Court, the MVD has now authorised enforcement officers to cancel driving licences of motorists who violate zebra-crossing rules.