India, Jan. 24 -- LUCKNOW The traffic department in UP has intensified road safety enforcement, issuing thousands of challans, not only for helmet and seat-belt violations, but also for wrong-side driving and unsafe lane changing, said senior officials.

The measures are part of the Road Safety Month being observed across the state from January 1 to 31.

Till January 21, 49,500 challans were issued for not wearing helmets, while 11,740 motorists were fined for not using seat belts across 75 districts of UP, shows data released by the traffic department.

Over-speeding accounted for 15,180 challans and 4,164 drivers were penalised for using mobile phones while driving. Significantly, enforcement teams also took action against violations th...