As many as 441 two-wheeler riders were penalised for riding vehicles without helmet, while nine minor riders were also penalised. Notably, the traffic police had launched traffic awareness programme for eight months. And now, the police started strictly implementing traffic rules including monitoring and penalising two-wheeler riders for not wearing helmets. Those using helmets without ISI marks were also penalised, during the special drive launched by the traffic police.
Under the drive, hoarding at important places were erected and the cops used public address at all the squares spreading traffic awareness among the commuters. A special drive of vehicle checking at main squares of the city was conducted on the instructions of Additional Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Shalini Dixit in which minors were caught riding two-wheelers and nine such minors were penalised. Besides, 441 two-wheeler riders were penalised for not wearing helmets.
Dixit had instructed to continue the special vehicle checking to keep tab on the minors riding vehicles and those riding two-wheelers without helmets. The drive is also special in terms of checking helmets thoroughly as two motorbike riders were penalised after they were found wearing non-ISI mark helmets. In accidents, if drivers and pillion riders are not wearing helmets, they are bound to sustain severe head injuries leading to death.
Recently, administration has made helmets mandatory for getting petrol at pumps for two-wheeler riders and all the petrol pump owners have been instructed to provide petrol to only those two-wheelers riders, who come with a helmet at the petrol pump.