Gurugram, Nov. 7 -- Despite an intensive crackdown on wrong-side driving across Gurugram this year, the menace continues to claim lives, said traffic police. The early Wednesday morning crash on the Dwarka Expressway, which killed two men and left four others critically injured, has once again exposed how easily traffic rules are flouted when enforcement is weak or absent. According to police, all six victims were travelling in an auto-rickshaw that entered the main carriageway of the expressway from the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) from the wrong direction while heading towards Sector 89. The vehicle rammed a Nexon car head-on. This was the second major crash on the Dwarka Expressway this year due to wrong-side driving. On April 29, last year, two people were killed and six others seriously injured when an e-rickshaw going the wrong way collided with a Kia Seltos. Data from the Gurugram traffic police shows that 157,298 fines amounting to approximately Rs.9.04 crores were issued last year for wrong-side driving. This year, 155,127 violators have already been penalised approximately with Rs.8.9 crore fine till October. Traffic officials said despite regular enforcement drives, many commuters continue to risk their lives. "The violation increases at night as rigorous enforcement ends by 8pm, after our 12-hour shift," said a senior traffic police officer. According to him, wrong-side driving is most prevalent on the Dwarka Expressway, Sohna Road, and Delhi-Jaipur Expressway, where numerous arterial roads feed into the main carriageway. "The menace is absent on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway as no arterial roads from residential areas are connected to it," he said. The problem, officers said, is compounded on the Dwarka Expressway because it connects several areas that were villages until recently and have now transformed into residential sectors. A traffic official deployed on the expressway said, "However, with strict enforcement at key entry and exit points and the installation of more than 24 surveillance and ANPR cameras at three locations on the elevated section earlier this year, the menace has reduced," he said. Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Rajesh Kumar Mohan said at least 30 traffic personnel divided into five teams, each headed by a zonal officer, are deployed daily for enforcement from 8am to 8pm. Mohan said wrong-side driving is also rampant on city roads despite constant crackdowns. "Auto-rickshaws, e-rickshaws, two-wheelers, and commercial vehicle drivers are the most frequent violators," he said. Till September this year, 810 crashes have been reported, in which 330 people have died. Of them, 181 accidents occurred on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (91 deaths), and 35 on the Dwarka Expressway (17 deaths)....