Amresh Parab
Panaji: Goa recorded an average of nearly 600 traffic violations per day over the last five months, with riding without a helmet constituting over 45 per cent of the cases.
From January to May 2026, the Goa Police booked 87,563 cases across 62 different traffic violations. Of these, riding without a helmet accounted for 39,808 cases, followed by 17,262 over-speeding cases.
During this same period, the police booked 1,453 cases for using a mobile phone while driving or riding, and 1,301 cases for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The traffic police data also highlighted three distinct parking-related offences, totalling 14,301 cases over the last five months – 8,723 cases of dangerous parking, 3,979 cases of parking in no-parking zones, and 1,599 cases of unauthorised parking.
According to officials, the non-use of helmets remains one of the most common offences.
A recent three-month special drive conducted by the Goa traffic police registered 17,655 violations, where riding without a helmet made up over 67 per cent of the offences, followed by over-speeding at over 22 per cent.
While total road accidents in the state increased by over 7 per cent during these five months, road accident fatalities decreased by over 5 per cent.
According to the Goa Police data, 118 people were killed in road accidents from January to May last year, whereas fatalities dropped to 112 during the same period this year.
The data shows that 1,094 road accidents were reported in the first five months of 2026, compared to 1,017 accidents in 2025. Over 50 per cent of these accidents were classified as ‘non-injury accidents’.
However, the data reveals that two-wheeler riders continue to make up the majority of road fatalities. Out of the 112 fatalities recorded this year, 71 were two-wheeler riders, compared to 70 out of 118 fatalities during the same period last year.
Other road users killed in the last five months include 13 pedestrians, 11 pillion-riders, eight drivers, six passengers, one cyclist, and two individuals classified as others.
