PANAJI
Even as the State “puts the brakes” on speeding by collecting over Rs 56.73 crore fines over five years, official data reveals that self-accidents remain the deadliest category, claiming more than twice the lives lost in all other fatal crashes.
Over-speeding violations, now among the biggest revenue contributors under traffic enforcement, surged from 5,968 cases in 2021 to 23,936 in 2025. The State collected Rs 56, 730, 150 crore towards fines from over-speeding alone across five years.
In a written reply tabled by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the Assembly, the Traffic Police also reported a sharp rise in drunken-driving cases - 268 in 2021, escalating to 5,346 in 2024, before easing to 4,274 in 2025. These cases are compounded in court.
Sawant said the Traffic Department regularly analyses accident-prone zones and black spots, and forwards proposals for corrective measures to civic bodies.
Alongside these major offences, Goa also recorded a substantial number of dangerous or reckless driving cases: 7,505 cases in 2021, dropping to 5,045 in 2022, further reducing to 3,960 in 2023, before rising again to 5,470 in 2024 and 5,050 in 2025.
CM said road-safety measures include refresher training under Project TRUST, school-level awareness programmes, expansion of the Traffic Warden scheme and strict compliance with Supreme Court guidelines on road safety. “Modern gadgets like body-worn cameras, alcometers and speed radars are being used for enforcement. Guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety are being strictly adhered to. Apart from regular enforcement, special drives are conducted. Accident-prone zones and black spots are identified and improvement proposals are sent to civic bodies,” Sawant added.
